
tlilik 



Report by Treasurer and 
Disbursing Officer 



OF 



California 
Pythian Relief Fund 




Keepers of Records and Seal please present this Report 
to your Subordinate Lodge 



Lebanon, Indiana, December, 1907 






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JUL ** jty* 



Chicago, Ills., Dec. 31, 1907. 
Hon. Charles A. Barnes, Supreme Chancellor, Jacksonville. 
Illinois. 
Dear Sir and Brother — I have the honor to present to 
you my final report as Treasurer of the California Pythian 
Relief Fund. I have endeavored to comply with the direc- 
tion of the Supreme Lodge as set out in documents Nos. 77 
and 187. I should he pleased to further comply with your 
wishes in the publication and distribution of the report of 
the disbursing officer, Major General Arthur J. Stobbart, 
and of the Treasurer, and such other data as I have been 
able to gather from Grand Keepers of Records and Seal, 
Grand Lodge reports and other sources. 

Fraternally yours, 

C. F. S. NEAL, 
Treasurer California Pythian Relief Fund. 




CHARLES A. BARNES, 
Supreme Chancellor 1906-1908. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 



Supreme Government Knights of Pythias. 
Executive Department. 

CHAS. A. BARNES, 

Supreme Chancellor. 

Jacksonville, Ills., January 1, 1908. 
Mr. Charles F. S. Neal, Treasurer California Pythian Relief 
Fund, Chicago, Illinois. 

Dear Sir and Brother — I have your final report as Treas- 
urer of the California Pythian Relief Fund and the final 
report of Major General Arthur J. Stobbart, the Disbursing 
Officer of said fund, with the exhibits, financial statements, 
etc., as attached. These reports give a full, complete and 
detailed account of this relief fund, from what sources it 
came, the amount of each contribution and how the same 
has been handled and expended. Permit me to compliment 
you upon the splendid manner in which you have prepared 
and presented these reports, which give so fully the history 
of the relief extended to the stricken brethren of California 
by the Order of Knights of Pythias, as well as the faithful 
service you rendered in connection therewith. 

As soon as the news of the dreadful earthquake and fire 
at San Francisco, with the report of the fearful conditions 
that followed, reached the outside world, the Pythian Or- 
der acted with that promptness and generosity that always 
has and always should mark this great fraternity. Hon. 
Charles E. Shiveley> Supreme Chancellor, at once saw the 
need for the exercise of the principles of fraternity and 
was quick to act, to organize, to appeal for aid and to for- 
ward the responses thereto, while the while Pythian Order, 
individually and as lodges, as quickly, as sympathetically 
and liberally responded to his call. The Order cannot give 
too great praise to Brother Shiveley for his promptness in 
acting, his efficiency in planning and his carefulness in dis- 
bursing that which they so readily contributed. 

Upon Major General Stobbart, as chief disbursing officer, 
fell the responsibility of seeing that this relief fund reached 
those for whom it was intended, and his report shows how 



6 REPORT BY TREASURER 

faithfully and completely he discharged this important 
duty. General Charles E. McGlashan, of Truckee, Califor- 
nia, had the general local' supervision of the administra- 
tion iof the relief in California, and he acted through his 
Assistant Quartermaster General, Col, Robert F. Burns. 
Brother Burns was in direct charge of the bureau of relief 
in San Francisco and Oakland and was the personal repre- 
sentative of Major General Stobbart. Supreme Representa- 
tive George Samuels was one of the first to begin the dis- 
pensing of relief, tendering at once his own law office for 
that purpose, giving his services exclusively to this work 
for quite a period of time and ably assisting Brother Burns. 
Later, the relief committee consisted of Col. R. F. Burns, 
Col. T. J. Crowley and Captain T. J. Ritter, and they were 
splendidly aided by Bro Captain H. J. Purcell. Brother 
Burns remained in charge of the work until the bureau 
was closed. All these named brothers labored incessantly, 
faithfully and efficiently, and the whole Order owes them a 
debt of gratitude that can never be paid. The efforts of 
these noble brothers were aided and splendidly supple- 
mented by many, many members of the Order who cannot 
be individually named. The work of the relief committee 
was greatly aided, especially in the early stages, by the lib- 
eral, generous and prompt action of Brother General Funston 
in placing at their service governmental stores and means of 
transportation and communication. The Pythian Sisters 
should be mentioned for the efficient and special services 
they rendered to the general relief committee in caring for 
the women and children, assisting in dispensing food and 
clothing and in performing those ministrations that they 
alone could do. 

This Order was one of the first fraternal organizations to 
act. It contributed bountifully and it not only relieved the 
necessities of the hour, but later did much to aid in placing 
the unfortunate brethren in a position where they could 
again undertake the support of themselves and those de- 
pending upon them. Such fraternal and generous conduct, 
so gladly and promptly given, demonstrates that our Order 
stands for something that benefits mankind, and acts when 
and where action is necessary. When we notice from your 
report that the lodges in the Hawaiian Islands, with two 
hundred and eighty-three members, contributed $1,350, we 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. ? 

realize that these far off, but true, Pythians have learned 
the lesson of true fraternity. The entire roll of contribu- 
tors and the amounts given stand as a monument to Pythian 
liberality. Our distressed brothers and their families in 
the Grand Domain of California were greatly aided and as^ 
sisted by these contributions, and the membership at large 
was made better and happier by the giving. Thus is true 
Pythian fraternity exemplified. 

You are hereby directed to have the reports of Major 
General Stobbart, as Disbursing Officer, and yourself, as 
Treasurer of the California Pythian Relief Fund, with the 
exhibits, etc., attached thereto, including the report of the 
audit of the accounts, published and distributed to the 
officers and members of the Supreme Lodge; to' the Grand 
Chancellor and Grand Keeper of Records and Seal of eaoh 
Grand Domain, and to each subordinate lodge that contri- 
buted to such relief fund, that they may know how this 
trust has been administered. You will transmit all 
vouchers, receipts and other papers belonging to or con- 
nected with this relief fund to Supreme Keeper of Records 
and Seal R. L. C. White, Nashville, Tennessee, to be by 
him preserved in the files of his office, and you will retain 
the balance of said fund remaining unexpended in your 
hands as such Treasurer, until the Supreme Lodge shall 
direct what disposition shall be made of the same. 

Fraternally yours, 

CHAS. A. BARNES, 
Supreme Chancellor. 



Chicago, 111., July 2, 1906. 
Hon. Charles E. Shiveley, Supreme Chancellor, Richmond, 
Ind. 
Dear Sir and Brother — The preliminary report herewith 
submitted is in compliance with the instructions of your 
letter of June 12, 1906. In order that a perfect under- 
standing may be had regarding the creation of the Califor- 
nia Pythian Relief Fund, the various official letters relat- 
ing to same are presented in chronological order. 




HON. CHARLES E. SHIVELEY, 



Supreme Chancellor 1904-1906. 
Earthquake April 18, 190 6. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 9 

Supreme Government Knights of Pythias. 
Executive Department. 

CHARLES E. SHIVELEY, 
Supreme Chancellor. 

Richmond, Ind., April 21, 1906. 
To All Subordinate Lodges, Knights of Pythias: 

Brethren — The awful calamity which has befallen our 
brethren in California appeals to every Pythian for an ex- 
emplification of the basic principles of our Order. The hour 
is now upon us to put into practice the cardinal principles 
of Friendship, Charity and Benevolence. 

I know that the cry for help will be heard, and to that 
end, let every Subordinate Lodge transmit, immediately, 
such sum of money as it is able, to Brother Chas. F. S. 
Neal, President Board of Control, Manhattan Building, 
Chicago, 111., whom I have designated as treasurer to re- 
ceive and disburse all such funds. 

Fraternally yours, 
(Signed) CHARLES E. SHIVELEY, 

Supreme Chancellor. 



Chicago, 111., April 22, 1906. 
Hon. Charles E. Shiveley, Supreme Chancellor: 

Dear Sir and Brother — I have your favor announcing 
my appointment as Treasurer of the San Francisco Pythian 
Relief Fund. I have designated the Central Trust Com- 
pany, of Illinois, as depository. 

Fraternally yours, 

C. F. S. NEAL, 
Treasurer Pythian Relief Fund. 



The following letter was sent in the same mail with the 
Supreme Chancellor's communication of April 21: 



10 REPORT BY TREASURER 

Supreme Government Knights of Pythias. 
Executive Department. 

CHARLES E. SHIVELEY, 
Supreme Chancellor. 

Richmond, Ind., April 23, 1906. 
To All Subordinate Lodges, Knights of Pythias: 

Brethren — Supplemental to- circular herein, Major Gen- 
eral Arthur J. Stobbart has been designated Disbursing 
Officer for the Pythian Relief Fund and has proceeded to 
San Francisco to organize relief bureau. 

Fraternally yours, 
(Signed) CHARLES E. SHIVELEY, 

Supreme Chancellor. ' 



Supreme Government Knights of Pythias. 
Executive Department. 

CHARLES E. SHIVELEY, 
Supreme Chancellor. 

Richmond, Ind., April 23, 1906. 
General Order No. 3. 

1. Brother Chas. F. S. Neal, President of the Board of 
Control of the Endowment Rank, is hereby appointed re- 
ceiving officer for all money and funds donated by members 
of the Order of Knights of Pythias, and all organizations 
thereof, for the aid and relief of stricken and suffering 
members of the Order in the late catastrophe of California. 
All funds donated should be sent to Brother Neal, at Man- 
hattan Building, Chicago, Illinois. He will receive the 
same, keep an account thereof, and immediately transfer 
all such funds and money to Major General Arthur J. Stob- 
bart, whom I have designated as disbursing officer of such 
funds, taking his receipt therefor. 

2. It is further ordered that Major General Arthur J. 
Stobbart be, and is hereby appointed disbursing officer for 
all funds transmitted and paid to him by President Neal or 
any other member or organization of the Order of Knight? 
of Pythias for the Pythian Relief Fund. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 11 

3. The Major General and President of the Board will 
proceed to San Francisco at once and there organize and 
establish a Pythian Relief Bureau in the name of the Order 
of Knights of Pythias for the purpose of relieving the 
stricken members of our Order and their families. They 
will at once organize a bureau for disbursing said funds, 
and to that end are authorized to employ all necessary as- 
sistance and incur all necessary expense that may be neces- 
sary to presecute said duties and properly carry out the 
object and purpose of their respective appointments. 

4. Said disbursing officer will charge himself with all 
moneys received by him and keep an account of all such 
money paid out and disbursed, and after his duties have 
been fully discharged and the work for which he is ap- 
pointed closed, he will report to the Supreme Chancellor 
all that he has done, giving a detailed and itemized account 
of all funds received, to whom and in what manner paid, 
and account for all receipts and disbursements and render 
such information as to the manner in which he performed 
his duties and carried out the work as will give an intelli- 
gent and comprehensive knowledge of the whole scope of 
relief furnished to the distressed brothers of our Order. 

(Signed) CHAS. E. SHIVELEY, 

Supreme Chancellor and Commander-in-Chief. 



Supreme Government Knights of Pythias. 
Executive Department. 

CHARLES E. SHIVELEY, 
Supreme Chancellor. 

Richmond, Ind., June 12, 1906. 
Mr. C. F. S. Neal, Treasurer, Manhattan Building, Chicago, 
Illinois: 
Dear Sir and Brother — You will please make to me, and 
also to the Subordinate Lodges, preliminary statement of 
the amount of money you have received as Receiving Officer 
of the Pythian Relief Fund, from what sources and amounts 
of each contribution received. Also the amount you have 
expended and the balance now in your hands. 



12 REPORT BY TREASURER 

You will also ascertain, as far as possible, the amount 
of money donated and remitted to the Grand Lodge Officers, 
or others, of California for the relief fund, and report that 
fact to me. Fraternally yours, 

(Signed) CHAS. E. SHIVELEY, 

Supreme Chancellor. 
(Dist. C. E. S.) 



Headquarters Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias, 
Globe Building. 

St. Paul, Minn., June 15, 1906. 
To the Order of Knights of Pythias: 

The work of relief so ably initiated by Supreme Repre- 
sentative Samuels, of Oakland, Cal., has, under t"he orders 
of the Supreme Chancellor, been supplemented and ex- 
tended by bureaus under the direction of the California 
Brigade, U. R. K. P. with Col. Robert Burns Asst. Quarter- 
master General of the Brigade in charge. Col. Burns is 
ably assisted by Supreme Representative Samuels, and Col. 
T. J. Crowley. Food and other supplies are being dis- 
tributed by the bureaus to Pythian families, aggregating 
1,416 persons, a large number of whom are housed in 
tents and must continue to be so housed for a considerable 
period of time. Over 2,000 Pythians suffered loss through 
the fire and earthquake, many losing everything they pos- 
sessed. Plans have been perfected looking to the concen- 
tration of all Pythians' families, now under canvas, into 
one camp on a sight, in Golden Gate Park, selected by 
Capt. Ritter, who is in charge of inspection work. It is 
proposed to designate the Camp as "Pythian Camp" and 
the plan will afford ample opportunity to the more thor- 
oughly care for our members and their families. As fast as 
possible they are being furnished with a supply of wearing 
apparel in addition to furnishings necessary for their com- 
fort. The bureaus are gradually ascertaining the needs of 
our brothers with a view to placing them on a self-support- 
ing basis, thereby rendering them again independent. The 
disbursement of funds is under the voucher check system. 
Each check containing information showing the basis of 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 13 

the payment, the approving authority and the endorsement 
of the person drawing the money. This together with the 
original bills and other papers furnishes complete data and 
makes a thorough audit comparatively simple. Employ- 
ment bureaus have been established to aid our members in 
securing employment. The regular army authorities in 
charge of supplies and sanitary arrangements have as- 
sisted us in every way possible and continue their kindly 
co-operation. Eighteen of the nineteen San Francisco 
Lodges and the Lodge at Santa Rosa had all lodge property 
destroyed, part of which was covered by insurance. Prac- 
tically all our members have been accounted for and the 
lodges have secured temporary meeting places. I am in- 
formed that our Order is the only one now engaged is sys- 
tematic relief work in San Francisco and Oakland and 
thanks to the generous response of our membership, we are 
amply able to properly care for our brethren in a manner 
that will bring credit and honor to the Order. 
Fraternally submitted, 
(Signed) ARTHUR J. STOBBART, 

Major-General Disbursing Officer. 



GENERAL STATEMENT. 



As the funds are received they are deposited with the 
Central Trust Company of Chicago, to the credit of Chas. 
F. S. Neal, Treasurer of the California Pythian Relief 
Fund, and are then transferred to Major-General Arthur J. 
Stobbart, in Oakland, Cal. 

In this connection it is but proper to say that the Cen- 
tral Trust Company of Chicago has extended every banking 
facility for the transfer and expeditious handling of these 
funds, that it has made no charge for its services, either 
in the handling of the account, making collections on drafts 
and checks or for the transferring of the moneys to Gen- 
eral Stobbart, in Oakland, and that the items, whether 
checks, drafts, postal or express orders, are treated as cash 
as soon as deposited. Interest on the daily bank balances 
has been allowed and it is only proper that the efficient 




CHARLES F. S. NEAL, 

President Insurance Department Supreme Lodge, K. 
Treasurer California Pythian Relief Fund. 



of P. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 15 

services rendered by the Central Trust Company of Chicago 
be here acknowledged. 

The preliminary, detailed statement which follows, ac- 
counts for all the moneys received by me on account of the 
California Pythian Relief Fund. A diligent effort has been 
made to credit properly every contribution received to the 
proper Grand Lodge, Subordinate Lodge, Uniform Rank 
Company, other Pythian organization or individual, as the 
case may be. Wherever possible the date when such con- 
tribution was made has also been given. 

This circular it must be understood, is of a preliminary 
character and is subject to correction. A final and com- 
plete report will be sent to every Subordinate Lodge and 
Grand Lodge officer as soon as all information can be care- 
fully verified. Fraternally submitted, 



Treasurer California Pythian Relief Fund. 
Chicago, July 2, 1906. 



The Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias. 
Insurance Department. 

Chicago, 111., December 31, 1907. 
To Supreme Chancellor Charles A. Barnes: 

In the preliminary report submitted to Supreme Chan- 
cellor Shiveley under date of July 2, 1906, I accounted for 
all of the funds received up to and including June 30, 1906. 
Details of the contributions to the California Pythian Relief 
Fund will be found in the preliminary report, showing the 
date of the contribution, name, number and location of the 
lodge, and the amount contributed. Such contributions will 
be found under the appropriate head, by states. All sums 
of money received by me from lodges or individuals since 
July 1, 1906, will be found under the appropriate head, by 
states, except miscellaneous contributions, which will be 
accounted for in the general financial statement accompany- 
ing this report. 



16 REPORT BY TREASURER 

I have made every effort possible to comply with docu- 
ments No. 77 and No. 187, of the Supreme Lodge conven- 
tion, October, 1906. 

No apology is due for the length of this report. I have 
endeavored to give the fullest publicity to every feature of 
the California Pythian relief work brought to my attention. 

It is but proper for me to acknowledge the kindness of 
the First National Bank of Lebanon, Indiana, for the 
services rendered in handling the account of the California 
Pythian Relief Fund. I desire to thank them also for the 
interest received on the daily bank balances. 

I have endeavored by way of illustration to give some of 
the striking scenes attending the California earthquake. 

I have caused this report to be published in two parts: 
Part 1 pertains only to contributions received directly by 
me as treasurer; Part 2 contains data secured from the 
proceedings of the California Grand Lodge of 1907, other 
Grand Lodge journals, and report of Supreme Chief Lydia 
A. Monroe and Mrs. Lillie Samuels, P. G. C. of the Pythian 
Sisters. Fraternally submitted, 




Treasurer California Pythian Relief Fund. 



RECEIPTS BY STATES. 



ALABAMA. 
Received direct from Alabama Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $1,111.30 

July 2 — Magnolia No. 138 . . . 5.00 

Sept. 13 — Colbert No. 12 25.00 

Sept. 14 — Anniston No. 91 11.50 

Oct. 8 — Success No. 218 10.00 



Total from Alabama Lodges $1,162.80 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. ' 17 



ARIZONA. 
Received direct from Arizona Lodges, per pre- 

liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 11-00 

Grand Lodge, by Jno. D. Loper, G. K. R. and S. . . 500.00 

Account Purity Temple, Pythian Sisters l&.O" 

Subordinate Lodges, through Jno. D. Loper, G. K. 

R. and S. (See preliminary report) 9bb.oo 

Total receipts July 1, 1906 $1, t nl™ 

.. ^ . , t. T h A 500.00 

*Bisbee No. 10 

Total from Arizona $1,991.00 

* No te This money was received by Col. T. J. Crowley, 

through the Red Cross Society, and forwarded to me as 
Treasurer by R. F. Burns.— Neal, Treasurer. 

ARKANSAS. 
Received direct from Arkansas Lodges, per pre- 

liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 857.95 

Received from B. W. Bartlett, G. K. R. and S. . . 25.00 

Total * 882.95 

Julyll, 1906— Chas. H. Carlton Lodge No. 92. . 10.00 

Total from Arkansas. • * 892.95 

BRITISH COLUMBIA. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 

liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 656.75 

June 18, 1906— Through Maj. Gen. Stobbart. . . . 25.00 

July 19, 1906— Phoenix No. 28 100 - u u 

Total from British Columbia $ 781.75 

In preliminary report, July 1, 1906, Granite Lodge No. 
16 received credit for $50. Twenty-five dollars of this 
amount should have been credited to Royal No. 6. 

CALIFORNIA. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 

liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 455 ' 0U 

Total from California • * 455 - 00 

See supplement to this report found in this volume. 



18 REPORT BY TREASURER 

COLORADO. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 . $ 20.00 

Total from Colorado $ 20.00 

See supplement to this report found in this volume. 
CONNECTICUT. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 -$1,406.25 

Aug. 9, 1906 — W. L. Morgan No. 71 7.00 

Total from Connecticut $1,413.25 

CUBA. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 25.00 

Total from Cuba $ 25.00 

CANAL ZONE. 
Panama Lodge No. 1, Cristobal Canal Zone $ 25.00 

Total from Canal Zone $ 25.00 

DELAWARE. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 10.00 

Received through M. L. Garrett, G. K. R. and S. . . 137.00 

Total ftpm Delaware $ 147.00 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
Received from Subordinate Lodges, through H. J. 

Gasson, G. K. R. and S., per preliminary 

report $ 316.00 

Received from individuals, through H. J. Gasson, 

G. K. R. and S., per preliminary report. .... 99.50 

Total from District of Columbia $ 415.50 

FLORIDA. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $1,129.00 

Received from Subordinate Lodges, through G. M. 

West, G. M. of E 79.50 

Total from Florida ,,,...,....... .$1,208,50 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 19 

GEORGIA. 

Received from Subordinate Lodges, per prelimi- 
nary report, July 1, 1906, through Miller S. 
Bell, Treasurer Relief Fund for Grand Lodge. $ 919.50 

From Grand Lodge, through W. H. Leopold, G. K. 

R. and S 500.00 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 365.00 

Received from individuals, through G. K. R. 

and S 12.00 

$1,796.50 
Deduct for postals and printing by M. S. Bell, 

Treasurer .....' 2.50 

Total from Georgia, July 1, 1906 $1,794.00 

Aug. 9, 1906 — Claxton No. 128 5.00 

Total from Georgia $1,799.00 

IDAHO. 

Received from Subordinate Lodges, per prelimi- 
nary report, July 1, 1906 $ 917.25 

Aug. 31, 1906— Acme No. 15 50.00 

Total from Idaho $ 967.25 

ILLINOIS. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 660.75 

Received through M. F. Dunlap, G. M. of E., per 

preliminary report 4,634.80 

Individuals, through M. F. Dunlap, G. M. of E. . . 3.25 

$5,298.80 
Deduct printing and postage of M. F. Dunlap. . . . 5.50 

Amt. from Illinois, July 1, 1906 $5,293.30 



20 REPORT BY TREASURER 

July 2, 1906 — Phoenix No. 204, through M. F. 

Dunlap 5.00 

July 3, 1906— Landmark No. 3 80, through M. F. 

Dunlap 20.00 

July 31, 1906 — Bethesda No. 430, through M. F. 

Dunlap 25.00 

July 31, 1906— Hamlet No. 539, through M. F. 

Dunlap 25.00 

Aug. 9, 1906 — Benton No. 608, through H. P. 

Caldwell 10.00 

Total from Illinois. .$5,378.30 

INDIANA. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906.. $ 524.00 

Through Harry Wade, G. K. R. and S 3,795.55 

Received from individuals 5.00 

Received from U. R., K. of P . 25.00 

Good Attendance Committee No. 97 5.00 

$4,354.55 
July 3, 1906 — Markleville No. 479 1.00 

Total from Indiana $4,355.55 

See extract Grand Chancellor F. J. Dunten's report, Grand 
Lodge, October, 1906. 

■ — California Sufferers — ■ 

On the l'8th day of April, 1906, we were startled by the 
announcement of the appalling calamity which had befallen 
our brother Knights in the Domain of California. On the 
20th day of April, 1906, I issued an appeal to the subordi- 
nate lodges of Indiana for funds to assist our brothers of 
that domain who had suffered loss by earthquake and fire, 
directing that all contributions be sent to Harry Wade, 
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal, who would remit same 
through proper channels. Subsequently I was ordered by 
Supreme Chancellor Charles E. Shiveley to send these funds 
to Past Supreme Representative Charles F. S. Neal, as re- 
ceiving treasurer, who would pay out the same through Ma- 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 21 

jor-General Arthur J. Stobbart, distributing treasurer. The 
Grand Keeper of Records and Seal informs me that he sent 
to Brother Neal the sum of $3,830.55 on May 10, 1906. 
The preliminary report of Brother Neal shows that he also 
received direct from the subordinate lodges of Indiana 
$524.00, making a total of $4,354.55 receipted for by 
Brother Neal. Subsequently, Brother Wade received 
$230.00 from subordinate lodges, which he did not remit to 
Brother Neal for the reason that I deemed it unnecessary. 

On May 8, 1906, a large number of members of the Grand 
Lodge Knights of Pythias, together with the Grand Lodge 
officers, held an informal meeting at the Denison Hotel and 
suggested that I write each Lodge requesting its Grand 
Lodge Representative to express his opinion on donating 
one thousand dollars of the Grand Lodge funds to aid our 
suffering brothers in the Domain of California. According- 
ly on May 9, 1906, I directed Bulletin No. 10 to each Lodge, 
and received the following vote: In favor of, 260; opposed, 
57. During, the progress of this vote I was advised that 
Brother Charles F. S. Neal, as receiving treasurer, had 
funds unused to the amount of $57,734.31, and believing 
that a contribution of one thousand dollars by the Grand 
Lodge would be superfluous I did not carry out the propo- 
sition. Many Subordinate Lodges sent money direct for 
Pythian relief, and I am unable to state definitely the 
amount contributed by Indiana Pythians. 

On August 8, 1906, I directed Harry Wade, Grand Keeper 
of Records and Seal, to return the moneys he had received 
from the several Subordinate Lodges subsequent to May 8, 
1906, for the reason that it was not needed for the purpose 
donated. 

INDIAN TERRITORY. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 60.00 

Received from H. L. Sanders, G. K. R. and S. . . . 616.00 
Received from individuals, through H. L. Sanders 6.00 



$ 682.00 
Less expense of H. L. Sanders 1.25 



Total from Indian Territory $ 680.75 



22 REPORT BY TREASURER 

IOWA. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 190 6 $ 95.00 

Received through J. W. Hunter, G. C 1,802.75 



Total from Iowa $1,897.75 

KANSAS. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 63.50 

Received through A. C. Jobes, G. M. of E 1,055.43 



Total from Kansas $1,118.93 

KENTUCKY. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $1,152.00 

Received from Blue Grass Co. No. 23, U. R 25.00 



$1,177.00 
July 2, 1906 — Morning Star No. 22 10.00 



Total, from Kentucky $1,187.00 

LOUISIANA. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 137.00 



Total from Louisiana .....$ 137.00 

See supplement to this report for moneys sent direct. 

MAINE. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 75.00 

Received through W. E. Ricker, G. K. R. and S. . . 1,320.39 
Received through Elder, Hanson, Farrington . . . . 22.00 



Total from Maine $1,417.39 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 23 

MANITOBA. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 42.50 

Received through A. G. Carter, account individuals 17.00 
Received through A. G. Carter, account Lodges. . 520.00 

$ 579.50 
Deduct acct. exchange 2.00 

$ 577.50 
July 2, 1906 — Moosejaw, Sask., through A. G. 

Carter, G. C 3.00 

Total from Manitoba $ 580.50 

MARITIME PROVINCES. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 115.00 

July 3, 1906 — Maple Leaf, (N. S.) No. 21 25.00 

July 19, 1906 — Borden, (N. B.) No. 8 5.00 

Total from Maritime Provinces. $ 145.00 

MARYLAND. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, Jas. Whitehouse, G. K. R. 
and S $1,205.50 

Received from individuals through Jas. White- 
house ...... 28.00 

$1,233.50 
Aug. 6, 1906— Anchor No. Ill 10.00 

Total from Maryland $1,243.50 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906..: $1,323.55 

Jno. P. Scott, G. C 1,717.65 ■ 

Grand Lodge donation 2,000.00 

Total from Massachusetts $5,041.20 



24 REPORT BY TREASURER 

MICHIGAN. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 23.50 

July 11, 1906 — Grand River No. 224 25.00 

$ 48.50 
See supplemental report this volume. 
MINNESOTA. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $1,227.25 

Through Fred E. Wheaton, G. K. R. and S., from 

Grand Lodge 500.00 

Total from Minnesota $1,727.25 

MISSISSIPPI. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 .$ 62.00 

Through H. M. Quin, G. K. R. and S 1,220.95 

$1,282.95 
Deduct expense postage, etc „ 9.40 

$1,273.55 
July 31, 1906 — Ben Lampton No. 101 2.50 



Total from Mississippi $1,276.05 

MISSOURI. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 175.50 

Through Jno. H. Holmes, G. K. R. and S 3,900.95 

Through U. R. K. of P. and individuals 25.00 



Total from Missouri $4,101.45 

MONTANA. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per* pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 ....$ 50.00 

Through Jacob Loeb, G. K. R. and S 1,000.00 



$1,050.00 
July 31, 1906— Rosebud No. 44 20.00 



Total from Montana $1,070.00 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 25 

NEBRASKA. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 821.15 

Aug. 9, 1906 — Excelsior No. 15 15.00 



$ 836.15 
Less error, preliminary report, credited to Ontario 

10-10-'06 10.00 



Total from Nebraska $ 826.15 

Vigil Lodge No. 79, Niobrara, should be credited with 
item, "Rienzi Lodge No. 79 of Wisner." See preliminary 
report. 

NEVADA. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $1,380.00 



Total from Nevada .... .'-. $1,380.00 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 80.00 



Total from New Hampshire $ 80.00 

• See supplementary report this volume. 

NEW JERSEY. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 125.25 

Through E. E. Margerum, G. K. R. and S $1,149.50 

Personal through E. E. Margerum, G. K. R. and S. 72.00 



Total from New Jersey $1,346.75 

NEW MEXICO. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 144.50 

Received from C. E. Perry, G. K. R. and S., ac- 
count Subordinate Lodges 209.00 

Received from C. E. Perry, G. K. R. and S., ac- 
count individuals 35.50 



Total from New Mexico $ 389.00 



26 REPORT BY TREASURER 

NEW YORK. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 60.00 

Received from Subordinate Lodges through Alonzo 

Bedell, G. K. R. and S 2,769.75 

Grand Lodge donation 500.00 

Received from Alondo Bedell, G. K. R. and S., ac- 
count individuals • • • • 148.00 

Lodges in Sixth District . . 968.63 

Total from New York $4,446.33 

NORTH CAROLINA. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 '....$ 185.00 

Received from Subordinate Lodges, through W. T. 

Hallowell, G. K. R. and S 812.50 

$ 997.50 

July 11, 1906 — Pisgah No. 32 25.00 

July 12, 1906 — Tar River No. 93 12.50 

Aug. 6, 1906 — Bryson No. 157 10.00 

Total from North Carolina $1,045.00 

NORTH DAKOTA. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 75.00 

Received from F. A. Brown, G. K. R. and S., ac- 
count Subordinate Lodges 480.00 

Total from North Dakota $ 555.00 

OHIO. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 268.50 

Received from Wm. Beatty, G. K. R. and S., ac- 
count Subordinate Lodges 6,465.63 

Received from Wm. Beatty, account individuals. . 10.00 

$6,744.13 
July 2, 1906 — Struthers No. 720 6.00 



Total from Ohio $6,750.13 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 27 

OKLAHOMA. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 456.15 

July 31, 1906 — Oklahoma No. 1 25.00 

Sept. 13, 1906 — Cyrus P. Green, Alva, individual 

through R. F. Burns 10.00 



Total from Oklahoma $ 491.15 

ONTARIO. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 3 25.10 

Preliminary report, Rathbone Lodge No. 12 cred- 
ited to Nebraska under head of Bennett, Mid- 
land No. 12 10.00 

Total from Ontario . . $ 335.10 

Note — See Quebec for further details. 

, , OREGON. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report of July 1, 1906, through 
Damon No. 4 , $ 100.00 

Rainbow No. 97 15.00 

Total from Oregon $ 115.00 

See further statement under head of Oregon, supplemen- 
tary report, this volume. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906., .$3,179.95 

Through W. H. Faber, G. C 20.00 

Through H. O. Kline, S. R 10.00 



• $3,209.95 
Special donation, A. M. Howes, Erie, Pa., value 

unknown; see preliminary report, July 1, 

1906. 

July 12, 1906 — Hyde Park No. 306 50.00 

July 19, 1906 — Monongahela No. 362 5.00 

Aug. 31, 1906 — Friendly No. 287 5.00 

Aug. 31, 1906 — Integrity No. 48 25.00 

Total from Pennsylvania $3,294.95 



2 8 REPORT BY TREASURER 

QUEBEC. 

Ingomar No. 2 $ 1,0.00 

Crusader No. 3 5.00 

Damascus No. 4 . 5.00 

Ivanhoe No. 5 5.00 

Holyrood No. 7 '.' 5.00 

Syracuse No. 9 15.00 

Clemasco No. 11 5.00 



$ 50.00 
Received prior to July 1, 1906; see preliminary re- 
port. Above credited to Ontario, name of 
Coulter. 
July 27, 1906 — Myrtle No. 8 14.00 

Total from Quebec $ 64.00 

RHODE ISLAND. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 '. . . $ 15.00 

Through Wm. A. Wilson, G. K. R. and S 627.25 

Total from Rhode Island $ 642.25 

SOUTH CAROLINA. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $1,872.30 

Grand Lodge donation 100.00 

Through J. H. Thornwell, G. K. R. and S 10.00 

$1,982.30 

July 31, 1906 — St. Matthews No. 78 10.00 

July 31, 1906 — Ehrhart No. 98 20.00 

Aug. 6, 1906 — Darlington No. 7 50.00 

Total from South Carolina $2,062.30 

In the preliminary report, under the head of South Caro- 
lina, on May 8, Clifton, Syracuse Lodge No. 82 is credited 
with $12.25. This should be credited as follows: 

Converse, S. C, May 5, 1906. 
Charles F. S. Neal, Chicago, 111. 

Dear Brother: Enclosed you have check for $12.25, 
which amount has been donated by congregation of the 
Presbyterian Church, Converse, S. C, the greater portion 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 29 

being contributed by members of our local Lodge Knights 
of Pythias, for the benefit of San Francisco sufferers. 
Fraternally Yours, 

SAM T. REID, 
M. of F., Syracuse Lodge, No. 82, K. of P. 

SOUTH DAKOTA. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, through 
W. A. Roberts, G. K. R. and S., per prelimi- 
nary report $ 706.40 



Total from South Dakota $ 706.40 

TENNESSEE. 

Received direct from Grand Lodge, per prelimi- 
nary report, July 1, 1906, $1,000.00 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 1,838.00 

Received from individuals 10.00 



$2,848.00 
July 31, 1906— Ivy No. 34 21.50 



Total from Tennessee $2,869.50 

TEXAS. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 189.00 

Through Henry Miller, G. K. R. and S 1,510.55 



$1,699.55 
Less expense telegram .55 



$1,699.00 

July 2, 1906 — Duval No. 243 5.00 

Aug. 6, 1906 — Grand Prairie No. 250 10.00 

Aug. 31, 1906 — Lamar No. 189 25.00 

Aug. 31, 1906 — Marine No. 330 15.00 



Total from Texas $1,754.00 

See supplemental report, this volume, 



3 REPORT BY TREASURER 

UTAH. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 50.00 

Total from Utah $ 50.00 

See supplement to this report for moneys sent direct. 

VERMONT. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 7.00 

Through P. N. Booth, G. M. of E 300.00 



Total from Vermont $ 307.00 

VIRGINIA. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 

linminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 397.75 

Through H. M. Darnall, G. K. R. and S 390.00 

Total from Virginia $ 787.75 

WASHINGTON. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 , $ 164.61 

Through R. G. Parks, account Grand Lodge. .... 1,000.00 
Through R. G. Parks, account Subordinate Lodges 1,407.35 

$2,571.96 
Less expense exchange 1.85 

Total from Washington $2,570.11 

WEST VIRGINIA. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $1,226.15 

July 11, 1906 — Hope No. 10 . 5.00 

Total from West Virginia $1,231.15 

Note. — In the preliminary report Cottageville Lodge No. 
88 received credit for an item which should have been 
credited to Burke Lodge No. 101, Keystone, W. Va. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 31 

WISCONSIN. 
Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 100.00 

Through U. S. Burns, G. K. R. and S 1,735.25 

Total from Wisconsin , $1,835.25 

WYOMING. 

Received direct from Subordinate Lodges, per pre- 
liminary report, July 1, 1906 $ 25.00 

Through C. S. Greenbaum, G. K. R. and S 573.45 

Total from Wyoming $ 598.45 

SUPREME LODGE. 

Supreme Lodge $5,000.00 

SUMMARY BY STATES. 

Alabama ' $1,162.80 

Arizona 1,991.00 

Arkansas 892.95 

British Columbia 781.75 

California 455.00 

Colorado 20.00 

Connecticut 1,413.25 

Cuba 25.00 

Canal Zone (Panama) 25.00 

Delaware 147.00 

District of Columbia 415.50 

Florida 1,208.50 

Georgia 1,799.00 

Idaho 967.25 

Illinois 5,378.30 

Indiana 4,355.55 

Indian Territory 680.75 

Iowa 1,897.75 

Kansas 1,118.93 

Kentucky 1,187.00 

Louisiana 137.00 

Maine 1,417.39 

Manitoba , 580.50 

Maritime Provinces 145.00 

Maryland 1,243.50 

Massachusetts 5,041.20 

Michigan 48.50 



3 2 REPORT BY TREASURER 

Minnesota 1,727'.25 

Mississippi ". 1,276.05 

Missouri 4,101.45 

Montana 1,070.00 

Nebraska . 826.15 

Nevada . 1,380.00 

New Hampshire 80.00 

New Jersey 1,346.75 

New Mexico , .... .V 389.00 

New York 4,446.38 

North Carolina 1,045.00 

North Dakota 555.00 

Ohio 6,750.13 

Oklahoma 491.15 

Ontario 335.10 

Oregon 115.00 

Pennsylvania , 3,294.95 

Quebec 64.00 

Rhode Island 642.25 

South Carolina 2,062.30 

South Dakota . 706.40 

Supreme Lodge 5,000.00 

Tennessee 2,869.50 

Texas 1,754.00 

Utah . 50.00 

Vermont 307.00 

Virginia 78'7.75 

Washington 2,570.11 

West Virginia 1,231.15 

Wisconsin • '%.'.' 1,835.25 

Wyoming 598.45 

Total $84,242.89 

The summary here given accounts for all moneys re- 
ceived, by states, to close of business Dec. 31, 1907. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 33 

STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS. 

By Treasurer California Pythian Relief Fund. 

RECEIPTS. 

Dae. 31, 1907, Received from Grand Lodges, 
Subordinate Lodges, Pythian Organizations 
and Individuals, as shown by itemized 
statement submitted July 1, 1906, ana fur- 
ther showing of receipts as set out in this 
report under proper heads, by states $84,242.89 

Aug. 6, 19 06, Received of F. Simpson for money 

advanced 5.00 

Sept. 13, 1906, Received of J. J. Curry, sale of 

horse (through R. F. Burns) . 50.00 

Sept. 13, 1906, Received of A. Dancigar (refund 

relief given) 25.00 

Sept. 14, 1906, Received of C. S. Hardy, chair- 
man, Chicago Relief Bureau, for funds ad- 
vanced for relief and repaid 44.50 

Nov. 1, 1906, Received of Basch Auction Co., 

San Francisco, (through R. F. Burns) ... 140.00' 

July 3, 1907, Received of George Samuels on ac- 
count refund by- Lewis Crook 125.00 

May 1, 1907, Received of Ins. Dept. K. of P., ac- 
count settlement of postage account 8.34 

May 31, 190 6, Received of Central Trust Co., 
Chicago, 111., interest on daily bank bal- 
ances for May 3 8.46 

June 3 0, 1906, Received of Central Trust Co., 
Chicago, 111., interest on daily bank bal- 
ances for June 93.97 

July 31, 1906. Received of Central Trust Co., 
Chicago, 111., interest on daily bank bal- 
ances for July '. 76.76 

Aug. 31, 1906, Received of Central Trust Co., 
Chicago, 111., interest on daily bank bal- 
ances for August 61.97 

Sept. 30, 1906, Received of Central Trust Co., 
Chicago, 111., interest on daily bank bal- 
ances for September 45.31 






34 REPORT BY TREASURER 

Nov.' 30, 1906, Received of First National Bank 
of Lebanon, IncL, interest on daily bank bal- 
ances, November 11.98 

Dec. 31, 1906, Received of First National Bank 
of Lebanon, Ind., interest on daily bank bal- 
ances, December 14.51 

Jan. 31, 1907, Received of First National Bank 
of Lebanon, Ind., interest on daily bank bal- 
ances, January 14.53 

Feb. 28, 1907, Received of First National Bank 
of Lebanon, Ind., interest on daily bank bal- 
ances, February 7.8 2 

Mar. 31, 1907, Received of First National Bank 
of Lebanon, Ind., interest on daily bank bal- 
ances, March. 4.84 

Apr. 30, 1906, Received of First National Bank 
of Lebanon, Ind., interest on daily bank bal- 
ances, April '. . 4.4 5 

May 31, 1907, Received of First National Bank 
of Lebanon, Ind., interest on daily bank bal- 
ances, May 4.51 

June 30, 1907, Received of First National Bank 
of Lebanon, Ind., interest on daily bank bal- 
ances, June • 4.37 

July 31, 1907, Received of First National Bank 
of Lebanon, Ind., interest on daily bank bal- 
ances, July 4.56 

Aug. 31, 1907, Received of First National Bank 
of Lebanon, Ind., interest on daily bank bal- 
ances, August 4.3 3 

Sept. 30, 1907, Received of First National Bank 
of Lebanon, Ind., interest on daily bank bal- 
ances, September 4.19 

Oct. 31, 1907, Received of First National Bank 
of Lebanon, Ind., interest on daily bank bal- 
ances, October 4.3 4 

Nov. 30, 1907, Received of First National Bank 
of Lebanon, Ind., interest on daily bank bal- 
ances, November 4.17 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 35 

Dec. 31, 1907, Received of First National Bank 
of Lebanon, Ind., interest on daily bank bal- 
ances, December 4.35 



Total receipts by Treasurer C. F. S. Neal. . .$85,050.15 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

April 28, 1906, Maj. Gen. A. J. Stobbart, Dis- 
bursing Officer $ 5,000.00 

April 30, 1906, Maj. Gen. A. J. Stobbart, Dis- 
bursing Officer 10,000.00 

June 25, 1906, Maj. Gen. A. J. Stobbart, Dis- 
bursing Officer 10,000.00 

June 27, 1906, Carlos S. Hardy, Chairman, ac- 
count San Francisco refugees assisted in 

Chicago 44.50 

June 28, 1906, Refund on account double pay- 
ment of Birmingham Lodge No. 85, Bir- 
mingham, Ala 25.00 

June 29, 1906, Refund on account double pay- 
ment of Oswego, Kas., Lodge No. 219 .... 10.00 
June 30, 1906, Ins. Dept., K. of P., printing, 

postage, etc 262.41 

July 10, 1906, Postage 180.00 

July 10, 1906, Sewell-Clapp Mfg. Co., envelopes 35.70 
July 18, 1906, Maj. Gen. A. J. Stobbart, Dis- 
bursing Officer 10,000.00 

July 25, 1906, Postage 81.00 

Aug. 4, 1906, W. J. Hartman Co., printing 500.00 

Aug. 4, 1906, Meyer Printing Co., printing. . . . 35.04 

Aug. 8, 1906, Postage 24.00 

Aug. 8, 1906, Maj. Gen. A. J. Stobbart, Dis- 
bursing Officer 10,000.00 

Sept. 11, 1906, Maj. Gen. A. J. Stobbart, Dis- 
bursing Officer . . 10,000.00 

Sept. 11, 1906, Postal Telegraph Cable Co., 

messages 11.50 

Sept. 14, 1906, W. J. Hartman Co., printing 187.00 

Sept. 27, 1906, Maj. Gen. A. J. Stobbart, Dis- 
bursing Officer 10,000.00 

Sept. 27, 1906, Bank exchange 10 



REPORT BY TREASURER 



Oct. 25, 1906, Maj. Gen. A. J. Stobbart, Dis- 
bursing Officer 10,000.00 

Dec. 5, 1906, Regan Printing Co., printing 6.00 

Jan. 31, 1907, W. U. Tel. Co., messages 53.16 

Feb. 11, 1907, Maj. Gen. A. J. Stobbart, Dis- 
bursing Officer 5,600.00 

Apr. 9, 1907, H. J. Purcell, expense 208.00 

July 3, 1907, M. L. Ogilvie, stenographer, Oak- 
land, Cal 98.00 

July 3, 1907, A. V. Feight, Oakland, Cal., audit- 
ing books 150.00 

Oct. 24, 1907, American Express Co., express on 
books, vouchers, etc., from San Francisco to 

Treasurer Relief Fund 21.50 

Dec. 21, 1907, R. R. Donovan, clerical hire . . . . 10.00 

Dec. 31, 1907, Cash to balance 2,507.24 



Total $85,050.15 



W. J. DeVol, President. J. W: Pinnell, Vice Pres. 

J. A. Coons, Cashier. 

V. S. Depositary 

The First National Bank 

No. 2057 

Capital and Surplus $120,000 

Lebanon, Indiana, Jan. 2, 1908. 
This is to certify, That at the close of business Dec. 31, 
1907, there was on deposit in this bank to the credit of 
Chas. F. S. Neal, Treasurer of the California Pythian Re- 
lief Fund, the sum of Twenty-five Hundred and Seven Dol- 
lars and Twenty-four Cents ($2,507.24). 

J. A. COONS, Cashier. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 37 



Miscellaneous Items. 



April 27, 1906, Thos. P. McKinnon, K. of R, and S., 
Pomona Lodge No. 19 3, South Haven, Mich., says: "The 
Lodge donated $25.00 for General Relief Fund through 
Red Cross Society, also donated $25.00 to Grand Lodge 
Fund." 

April 27, 1906, H. C. Scott, K. of R. and S., Golden 
Crown Lodge No. 62, St. Louis, Mo., says: "We made do- 
nation to California sufferers, placing amount in hands of 
local papers." 

April 7, 1906, Frank L. Depew, K. of R. and S., Liberty 
Lodge No. 18 8, Jermyn, Pa., says: "Our Lodge donated 
$10. It was sent to a representative of the Red Cross So- 
ciety in this section. I was instructed to write you this 
that' we may be credited with our donation." 

April 27, 1906, Robert Scott, K. of R. and S., William 
Penn Lodge No. 39, Philadelphia, Pa., says: "I am directed 
to write you that our Lodge donated $50.00 to California 
sufferers through Citizens' Permanent Relief Fund, Phila- 
delphia, Pa." 

April 27, 1906, Lucian Rice, K. of R. and S., Myrtle 
Lodge No. 5, Covington, Ky., says: "On April 20 our Lodge 
donated $i 00.00 through the mayor of the city, which was 
forwarded immediately." 

June 8, 1906, C. C. Glenn, K. of R. and S., Ivanhoe Lodge 
No. 3, Boise City, Idaho, says: "This Lodge has contributed 
$50 to the General Relief Fund of the city of Boise, Idaho," 
(Note:' A donation is recorded in preliminary report for 
$25.00.) 

August 6, 1906, Wm. Beatty, G. K. of R. and S., says: 
"Bro, Evans, of Columbus, contributed $5.00; Champion 
Lodge donated $50 to the Columbus relief fund." 




ARTHUR J. STOBBART 



Major General Military Department, Supreme Lodge, K. of 

P. — Disbursing Officer California Pythian 

Relief Fund. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 39 



"It is proper in this connection to give a direct personal 
reference to Major-General A. J. Stobbart. From the mo- 
ment of his arrival here his strong and pleasing personality 
impressed those who met him. He carried a smile an J 
pleasant word for every one. He viewed the situation 
which confronted him from the 'Pythian standpoint of 
Friendship, and desired the relief to be administered in the 
spirit flowing from the heart — kindness and lovng helpful- 
ness taught at the altars of Pythianism. 

"Under trying circumstances, and without any air of 
officious authority whatever, Major-General Stobbart proved 
big enough in the highest and best elements of real leader- 
ship to rise to the height looming above the useless, non- 
essential or inconsequential differences which often arise 
to prove a source of irritation and hindrance in such emer- 
gencies; his whole policy was designed to be one of con- 
ciliation and harmony. 

"In the very beginning Major-General Stobbart grasped 
the scope of the work necessary to be done, and without 
any delay formulated his plans and mapped out the line of 
action to be followed. All the relief work done was in 
general accord with his plans." — Burns' Report, Grand 
Lodge, California. 




CHARLES F. M'GLASHAN 



Brigadier General Commanding California Brigade, Military 
Department, K. of P. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 41 



"In years of fruitful action for Pythianism, in sacrifices 
of time and money, in distinguished service for the Uniform 
Rank, General McClashan looms up, like Mount Shasta, in 
California Pythianism. 

"To know him is to know a courteoub gentleman and 
eloquent Pythian; to know him well is to love him, as well 
as to know one who never beats a retreat in or deserts his 
friendships."— Burns to Grand Lodge of California. 




ROBERT F. BURNS, 



Assistant Quartermaster General California Brigade Mili- 
tary Department, K. of P. 
(Personal Representative of Major General Stobbart.) 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 



Excerpt from McGlashan Report to Grand Lodge of Cali- 
fornia, 1907. 

"But there was a vast relief work directly allotted to 
the Uniform Rank, namely, the distribution of the Su- 
preme Lodge Relief Fund. .The Supreme Chancellor en- 
trusted this fund to Major-General Stobbart, with express 
instructions to handle it through the Uniform Rank. When 
General Stobbart explained the situation and asked me 
what officer of the Uniform Rank could be entrusted with 
such a delicate and onerous task, I asked him what officer 
of the Brigade ought of right to handle these funds. He 
replied that it naturally belonged to the duties of the As- 
sistant Quartermaster-General. If he had asked something 
for any other Staff Officer I believe I could have replied in 
a similar strain, for my Staff is my official family, and each 
member has been personally selected, but I told him that 
a better, brainier, more scrupulously honest and capable 
man did not live than Colonel Robert Burns, our Assistant 
Quartermaster-General. Viewed in the light of subsequent 
events, I have no doubt the guidance of God dictated his 
appointment to that particular position on the Staff. See 
the soul of the man as exhibited in the scholarly and mas- 
terly report printed in the 'Pythian Chronicle' and dis- 
tributed to each of you at this session, and you will know 
the man as I have known him for years. His only regret 
is that he could not have done more for the destitute 
Pythians who applied to him for relief. 1 was proud that 
such a noble-hearted Pythian gentleman held the office in 
the California Brigade, and I have never had the slightest 
doubt that his strict integrity and well-known tender-heart- 
edness qualified him as few men in America are qualified 
to handle the relief funds of the Order of Knights of 
Pythias." 




GEORGE SAMUELS, 
Supreme Representative of California. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 45 



The generous, open-handed, spontaneous relief work 
performed for the sufferers of the San Francisco earth- 
quake-fire marks an epoch in the history of charitable 
work. Nothing ever equalled it, no words can describe its 
munificence. It seems that fraternity, sympathy and benev- 
olence are characteristic of the entire American people. 
Societies which have been patiently striving for years to 
impress these doctrines have perhaps builded better than 
they knew, for all, regardless of church affiliations or fra- 
ternal memberships, have poured out their offerings of 
money and supplies as freely as water. To dispense these 
charities justly, all sects, orders, officials and the govern- 
ment itself have vied with each other in Going good. No 
one can boast, for each did the best and noblest work of 
which it was capable. 

The Knights of Pythias have done their full share. That 
they were early in the field, that they were well organized 
and reached thousands of the sufferers, is due to the efforts 
of one man. The routine relief features of the order never 
contemplated such an overwhelming disaster, and it re- 
mained for one individual to grasp the situation and or- 
ganize a Pythian Relief Committee, by personal effort and 
personal sacrifices, which was equal to the occasion. That 
man was Colonel George Samuels, Supreme Representative 
of California. — From report of Supreme Chancellor Shive- 
ley. 







COL. TIMOTHY J. CROWLEY, 
Brigade Signal Officer and 
California Member Relief 
Committee. 



ERNEST ULLMAN, 
Secretary San Francisco 
City Relief 
Bureau. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 47 



The report of Colonel Burns speaks for itself so elo- 
quently that I leave you to read it first-handed, and with- 
out further comment, except to mention that Colonel Tim- 
othy J. Crowley, Brigade Signal Officer, and Captain J. K. 
Ritter, of McKinley Company Number 3, were appointed 
by Major-General Stobbart to act with Colonel Burns on 
the Relief Committee. I think I never made a report at a 
Brigade meeting without thanking Colonel "Tim" Crow- 
ley for services rendered the Uniform Rank. He labors 
incessantly and unselfishly for the good of the Uniform 
Rank, and in fidelity, integrity, and good, old-fashioned, 
soulful honor, I would match him against any man in the 
world. I never had the opportunity to know Captain Rit- 
ter as thoroughly as I would like, but the report of Colonel 
Burns shows that both Crowley and Ritter were wisely 
chosen as assistants. — McGlashan's Report to California 
Grand Lodge. 




CAPT. H. J. PURCELL, 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 49 



The record of relief work at the Presidio, under the 
leadership of Bro. Purcell, deserves to be written in letters 
of love on the brightest pages of Pythian history. 

The spacious home of Bro. Purcell at the Presidio stood 
with open doors at all times, was crowded early and late, 
and under the untiring administration of a Pythian Sister, 
Mrs. H. J. Purcell, the tables were kept loaded with choice 
and substantial viands, hot and cold, for any and all who 
would partake. 

Operating from the Presidio, near San Francisco, that 
strenuous, enthusiastic Pythian, H. J. Purcell, with a band 
of scouts consisting of tireless, enthusiastic Knights, looked 
into every camp, searched every nook and cranny possible 
for human habitation, patroled highways and byways, by 
day and by night, and for days and nights, searching for 
every one who had any Pythian affiliations whatever, even 
by marriage or promise of marriage, to afford them shelter, 
clothing and food. During the most urgent times, if they 
rested, they must have performed almost the miracle of 
sleeping while they strenuously hunted and intelligently 
worked. — Burns' Report to California Grand Lodge. 



50 REPORT BY TREASURER 



From H. J. Purcell, who has favorable mention in Report 
of Colonel R. F. Burns. 

San Francisco, Calif., September 2, 190 S. 
Colonel R. P. Burns, Asst. Q. M. Gen'l., U. R., K. of P., 
Oakland, California. 

Dear Sir and Brother: Having been requested to give 
my experience during the recent calamity, I will endeavor 
to give a narrative of the same. 

To begin with: I am employed in what is known as the 
Departmental Service (Civil) of the Quartermaster Depart- 
ment, U. S. A., being appointed by the Secretary of War. 
I have been connected with the various departments of the 
U. S. Government for forty years, first entering the service 
in June, 1864. My present position is Trainmaster, U. S. 
A. Its duties are many and responsible, especially at a 
large post like the Presidio; all of the transportation 
(wagon) and laborers are directly under my supervision. 

On April 18, 1906, there were employed upon regular 
work, fifty-two teamsters and thirty laborers, although at 
times this multiplied many times. The first duty I was 
called upon to perform April 18th was to have ready at 
6:30 a. m., twenty-two four-mule teams, to transport fooc 
soldiers to the city to assist the City Government during 
that day and night; conveying powder for the dynamiting 
of buildings; hauling food and water to about eighteen 
hundred men. 

April 19th brought out the first real efforts, and is one 
which will ever be remembered, for upon this date we be- 
gan to realize that the city was doomed and knew what 
strenuous efforts would have to be made for the relief of 
the homeless, and I began to realize what was before me. 
The Quartermaster Department began its task. 

I was directed to supply water and I had eight water 
wagons going to all parts of the city. Food was taken to 
the city in wagon loads. The 20th was a repetition of the 
19th except then began the preparation of camps. Tents 
had to be drawn, distributed, and pitched. I was author- 
ized to impress teams and men for this purpose, while 
soldiers directed the refugees how to pitch them. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 51 

By night we had shelter for twenty-two thousand people 
and here began the task of feeding. The afternoon of the 
20th I was directed to hire men to perform the necessary 
work pertaining to relief; I was given full power to hire 
as many as in my judgment would be necessary. I first 
employed fifty men. As my teamsters were in various parts 
of the city upon duty, and many of them members of Mars 
Lodge, No. 202, I directed them to tell Knights of Pythias 
to come to me. In answer to this call fourteen Knights 
came to me and I put them to work. This was a very busy 
day for late in the day I began to hire teams and organiz- 
ing them into trains. 

As this is the day all important, I will dwell somewhat 
upon it, for in as far as I know, the first step was taken 
toward relief of Knights of Pythias, and in organizing into 
some tangible form. 

Two of the first Brothers to come from the city were 
Bros. Frank and George McNulty, of No. 63. I immediate- 
ly employed them and asked them to go to the city and an- 
nounce that I desired to employ four hundred men, which 
they did, and I believe I could not have found two who 
could do better than they did. To their good service and 
efforts belongs the credit of much of the relief and assist- 
ance which was rendered 

No service for the Knights of Pythias was too onerous 
for them; any time of day or night they could be relied 
upon to help and assist their brethren in distress; in fact, 
it was through the efforts of these brothers that I got in 
touch with the members of the Order. 

The next effort on my part was to organize a scouting 
party of the members of Mars Lodge, to canvass the camps 
and look up Knights or families, and posted members of 
the Order on all roads of the Presidio, to inquire for 
Knights, with direction to bring all to the teamtser's mess 
and my home, where all would be provided for; in this 
connection I would say, many were found and Mrs. Purcell 
kept open house for all families for fifteen days. From 
the many Knights and families coming to me in distress 
and hungry, it began to dawn upon me something must be 
done for them, for I did not want it to be said that where 
there was plenty any Knight or family would want, if 1 
could help it. I laid in a supply of commissaries, by pur- 



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chase from the Commissary, to meet the wants until relief 
supplies would arrive. 

It is very much to the credit of my scouting parties tnat 
when the morning of the 21st dawned, there was not a 
Knight of Pythias, or family, upon the Presidio Reserva- 
tion, hungry or had to look for a place to eat, or withlout 
a tent. 

April 21st many applied for work, and found it. 
I provided places for all. None were turned away. This 
date supplies began to arrive, and distribution began. I 
had two hundred wagons delivering. Knowing that I 
would have many personal applications for relief, I went 
to the officer in charge and stated I had, or would have, 
four hundred men working under me, and that I desired 
sufficient relief supplies for them as needed. I was told 
to distribute wherever needed, and especially did that ap- 
ply to outside camps upon request of proper authority. I 
once more called into work the Brothers McNulty and di- 
rected them to go to the city, hunt up some one, get a 
team, come out to me and I would furnish them passes to 
keep themselves and teams from being impressed; the re- 
sult was two teams with Brothers Henckin and Fischer came 
out next morning. Eight loads of supplies were obtained 
that day, twelve loads the next, and nine loads the next} 
day. Then all supplies from the Presidio ceased except to 
Subsistance Depots. 

April 22nd started the routine work of establishing 
camps upon the outside, and the general distribution of 
supplies and providing of clothing, blankets, etc. 

Knowing that many were poorly clad, I went to the offi- 
cer in charge and asked if the men under me could be 
provided with some clothing. He told me any man working 
whom I gave an order to would obtain Kahki clothing, 
underwear, socks, shoes and blankets. 

I further instructed all Knights who were working for 
me that if they saw a Knight, or any member of his family, 
in line, to take them out and bring them to me, for I did 
not want it said that any Knight should wait in line while 
I could get anything for them, and I assure you many were 
taken out of the line. 

I am thankful that I was able to get the willing workers 
I did. It was very fortunate so many of Mars Lodge were 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 53 

working here at the time of the disaster. Besides hiring 
one hundred and forty, I relieved seventy-two fam- 
ilies, obtaining food and blankets, and, in many cases, 
tents; supplies in large quantities — all depending upon 
what means they had of carrying them away. Among the 
supplies was fresh beef. 

July 20th was the date everything was turned over to 
the Red Cross Society. The advantages were many, aside 
from the financial considerations; the privileges to Govern- 
ment employees are many, which could not be obtained 
elsewhere. 

They were no longer considered as refugees, all their 
wants, of food or clothing (men's), were supplied upon 
orders signed by me. The same applied to tents. 

It was a direct means of making them and their fami- 
lies feel independent. I aimed to reduce the "bread line;" 
how I succeeded they best know. And thankful I am that 
I was able to relieve distress. 

I desire Mars Lodge to share the credit with me, for 
much depended on them; they were one of the means of 
accomplishing what was done. They worked hard and 
faithfully. Fraternally yours in F. C. and B., 

H. J. PURCELL, 
Mars Lodge, No. 202, K. of P. 



"EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND." 

(From Brigadier-General C. F. McGlashan's Report to the 
California Grand Lodge) 

AN EARNEST ENDORSEMENT. 

Most earnestly and heartily do I endorse the recommen- 
dation of the Supreme Chancellor and Colonel Burns that 
the Pythian Order create and establish an "Emergency Re- 
lief Fund," that shall be at all times available in times of 
great disaster. His ably-worded suggestion should not be 
allowed to lie dormant or to die from inaction, and I hope 
a resolution may be introduced at this session of the Grand 
Lodge requesting our Supreme Representatives to use their 



54 REPORT BY TREASURER 

best endeavors to secure Supreme Lodge legislation in that 
direction. History shows that great calamities must occur, 
and it seems fitting that this leading American-born Order 
should take the initiative in providing an ample fund for 
the relief of sufferers on such occasions. 

The Supreme Chancellor deserves the gratitude of the 
Uniform Rank for suggesting that this branch of the Order 
is well-fitted to handle relief work in times of terrible pub- 
lic calamities. Organized, disciplined, properly-officered, it 
should be made the prescribed duty of each Brigade to 
turn out in such crises, and of each officer and member to 
give, all needed time to the relief of suffering and distress, 
and to the preservation of order. With an emergency 
fund of the Pythian Order behind them, they would be a 
power that all would recognize, and by donating their serv- 
ices in whatever work was most urgent, they would make 
the name "Pythian" honored among men and angels. It 
would bring us into closer relations with both State and 
National Governments, and our members being representa- 
tive citizens, we would be entrusted with the enforcement 
of order wherever necessary. 

(From Col. R. F. Burns' Report.) 

In times of peace prepare for war is an old saying. A 
fraternal translation of it is: "In times of comfort and 
plenty prepare for the misfortunes and sufferings of your 
brothers." Are we prepared to give the full measure of 
relief expressed in the spirit of the Golden Rule? 

Why not, by proper legislation, have a Supreme Lodge per 
capita tax levied to create an "Emergency Relief Fund?" 

For illustration merely: Assume a tax were levied, 
amounting to three cents a year, on each and every member 
in the Supreme Domain, for a period of ten years, or until 
some specified sum had been collected. On a basis of 700,- 
000 members, and not considering increase of membership 
or interest on invested accumulations, there would be $21,- 
000 a year, or $210,000 at the expiration of the period 
named, assuming no demand was made on the fund. Pro- 
vision could be made for the investment of the accumulat- 
ing amounts in interest bearing securities, readily conver- 
tible into cash, making the whole or any part of the whole 
amount ready for immediate use. By that plan every mem- 
ber of the Order would be a contributor to the fund, and 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 55 

the Order would be prepared to render a full measure of 
relief without any delay. 

Possibly my views of relief may leave me open to the 
charge of being afflicted with "brain-storm," or of being an 
erratic, visionary advocate of a frenzied, Utopian system 
of relief, which, if adopted, would lead to inevitable bank- 
ruptcy, and particularly because of the extent of the relief 
contemplated. 

But my plan suggested, if impracticable it be, theoreti- 
cally, at least, harmonizes with my views by providing 
against the possibility of insolvency; and if from the sug- 
gestion there shall grow a higher conception of the Pythian 
duties involved in relief work, and a more extensive ap- 
plication of Pythian assistance in some heart-harrowing 
hour of the future, if it shall serve to lead Pythianism in 
some appalling time to perform its mission on a scale so 
grand as to be far superior to all work of the past and all 
other plans of fraternal relief, then I shall be content to 
be classed as a frenzied financier, or a mere dreamer of 
dreams, suffering from all the mental afflictions which fact 
or fancy may suggest. 

(Note. If this meets your approval, write your Supreme 
Representative.) 



From Far- A way Alaska. 

Fairbank, April 2 5, 1906. 
Mr. Neal, Sir and Brother: The Shiveley circular re- 
ceived today, and we had already sent $15.00 to the Red 
Cross Society, all we felt able to give, but thought perhaps 
you wished to tabulate what Pythianism was doing. I send 
you this card from Arcadian Lodge, No. 232, K. of P. 

F. W. NICHOLS, K. of R. and S. 



Mystic Lodge No. 2, Knights of Pythias. 

Honolulu, T. of H., May 8th, 1906. 
Chas. F. S. Neal, Esq., Chicago, Ills. 

Dear Sir and Bro.: Circular received from Supreme 




CAPTAIN J. K. RITTER, 



McKinley Company, Number 3. 

Member Silver Shield Lodge, No. 403, Muncie, Indiana. 

Member Relief Committee. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 57 

Chancellor, regarding California Knights in distress. In 
reply would state that Mystic Lodge No. 2 last month sent 
$500.00 to San Francisco for that purpose; also William 
McKinley No. 8 sent $500; Mille Lodge No. 4 (30 members) 
sent $100.00, and Aloha Lodge No. 3, $250.00. Total, 
$1,350.00. I write this simply as a matter of information, 
knowing that it will be of interest to you. 

Fraternally yours in F. C. and B., 
FRED WALDRON, P. C, K. of R. and S. 
(Note: The above Lodges had on Jan. 1, 1906, two 
hundred and eighty-three members.) 



CALIFORNIA RELIEF. 



An Exemplification of the Great Work Being Done for thu 
Pythians in California. 

To the Officers and Members of Center Lodge No. 216, 
K. of P., Indianapolis, Indiana: 

Brother Knights: I know that information sent direnl 
to you from the field of Pythian Relief Work in California 
will prove interesting to each and every member of Center 
Lodge, and particularly so in this instance, because it con- 
veys tidings to you of one of the members of Center Lodge. 

What is being done? Here are two instances of "Record 
Breaking" work. Study them, and you will fully realize 
that the great Pythian order practices what it teaches, and 
that its charity is as boundless as the shores of time. 

When the earthquake-fire calamity occurred in San Fran- 
cisco on April 18, 1906, a member of Center Lodge was 
residing in that city at 52 Silver Street. On the afternoon 
of that day everything in his household, consisting of the 
furnishings of five rooms, was destroyed by fire; he strug- 
gled along for some time without reporting to this depart- 
ment; but one day he came to these headquarters with 
proper credentials and recommendations; he needed perma- 
nent relief; that his property had been converted into ashes 
was not his fault; he could not possibly have guarded 
against the awful calamity. He was "entitled" to Pythian 
assistance in its fullest measure. What he then had in 



58 REPORT BY TREASURER 

household supplies was soon enumerated; what he "needed" 
was then easily determined. The very next day after he 
had reported and made his wants known, there were de- 
livered into his home, without any cost, charge or expense 
to him, by the Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias Relief 
Department, the following: 

Stove pipe and elbow, double, sanitary steel spring couch, 
with mattress, double iron bedstead, double top mattress, 
double spring mattress, cabinet kitchen table, cupboard, 1 
chiffonier, 1 center table, 6 chairs, 1 sofa, 1 rocking chair, 
1 extension table, curtains, 6 double sheets, 6 pillow cases, 
4 pillows, blankets, comforters, 4 tablecloths, 2 white, 2 
red; 1 hair brush, 1 clothes brush, 2 combs, package toilet 
soap, 4 towels, 1 brdom, 1 pair scissors, matting for floor 
covering, hammer, tacks, set of dishes, 5 pieces; 4 piece 
glass set, y 2 doz. tablespoons, y 2 doz. teaspoons, y 2 doz. 
tumblers, y 2 doz. silver plated knives, y 2 doz. W. M. forks, 
butcher knife, agate spoons, tin dish pan, drip roast pan, 
saucepan and cover, agate tea kettle, agate coffeepot, agate 
teapot, 2 small block tin pans, 2 pie pans, 2 cake pans, 
flour sieve, frying pan, galvanized bucket, chopping bowl, 
galvanized tub, 2 enameled cups, salt box, set Mrs. Potts' 
flat irons, slop bucket, chamber with cover, pitcher and 
bowl, scrubbing brush, small scrubbing brush, coffee mill, 
boiler, mustard dish, vinegar cruet, syrup jug, chopping 
knife, wash board, lamp, coffee canister, tea canister, bread 
box, match safe, salt and pepper shakers, dust pan, duster, 
bread toaster, potato masher, agate wash basin, coffee 
strainer, tea strainer, soap dish. 

(The foregoing is a sample list where family consists of 
three persons. Regular bedstead is furnished instead of 
the sanitary steel couch, if applicant so desires.) 

The supplies furnished him were not poor or shoddy in 
appearance or quality, but were good enough in quality and 
creditable enough in appearance for any home. 

The name of the brother so assisted is — , 

residing at 16th and Kentucky Sts., San Francisco, Cal. 

HERE IS ANOTHER RECORD-BREAKER. 
A member of Gauntlet Lodge in Los Angeles, Cal., who 
at the time of the disaster was residing in San Francisco, 
arrived at these headquarters on a Friday; he was well 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 59 



vouched for, and had proper credentials; he had passed 
through strenuous times during and after the disaster; he 
had been severely injured, but had recovered when he 
called; he was full of energy and had a good position at 
good wages ready for him that day or just as soon as he 
could go to work, but his wife, who, with several of her 
relatives had fled from the state a day or two after the 
catastrophe, was in Salt Lake City among strangers and 
without funds; and he had no money; that day railroad 
transportation, with berth, from Salt Lake City to San 
Francisco was telegraphed her, and also money to meet 
incidental expenses of the trip. The lady in question ar- 
rived here safely, after a pleasant journey; the brother 
and his wife were taken to the stores and well provided 
with clothing; they secured a room, and then started out 
to look for permanent apartments; these, furnished, were 
found, but the rental was $18.00 per month, payable in 
advance; they immediately reported at these headquarters, 
and that same day this department paid the first month';-* 
rent in advance for them. The next day the following 
specified articles were delivered, without any cost, charge 
or expense to him, into his new home, by the Supreme 
Lodge Knights of Pythias Department, to-wit: (Here fol- 
lows details of the articles furnished for housekeeping, cov- 
ering the ordinary articles used in a home.) 

There are two K. of P. provision supply depots in San 
Francisco. At one of these he obtained all that he needed 
in the way of eatables. He is now working earning good 
wages, and soon with thrift and industry will be on the 
high road of prosperity. 

It would have been impossible to render relief to such 
an extent and of such a character immediately after the 
awful disaster; the best that could be done for a few weeks 
was to provide needed, temporary assistance — urgency re- 
lief, so to speak, and that relief was afforded to the fullest 
extent possible. Two K. of P. Depots are now maintained 
by the Great Pythian Order; there the best of food supplies 
can be obtained by Pythians and their families; no member 
of the Order, or any one dependent upon him, need be de- 
prived even for one day of the ordinary comforts and con- 
veniences of life. 

All the fraternal organizations responded with a magnifi- 



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cent generosity in the hour of San Francisco's dire extremi- 
ty. God bless them all; but, Brothers, in character, and 
scope of work, not merely of a temporary, but of a perma- 
nent character, the Pythian order surpasses all other fra- 
ternal organizations. 

Horses and wagons have been furnished; barber and 
tailor shops have been fully equipped; carpenters, electri- 
cians, coopers and other mechanics have been supplied with 
their tools of trade; instruments for doctors and for den- 
tists have been furnished, ranging in cost in each instance 
from $35.00 to $250.00. In one instance, a funeral bill of 
$145.00 was paid. An aged member who had been a severe 
sufferer financially from the disaster, and who was reduced 
to a dangerous physical condition, was maintained in a San- 
itarium, and the bill paid by this department; doctor and 
nurse bills have been paid. 

The widows of departed brothers have received special 
attention, their astonishment at the assistance rendered has 
been exceeded only by their gratitude. Railroad transpor- 
tation, with berths, has been afforded to numerous mem- 
bers. The relief work done and being done by the Pythian 
Order is now opening the eyes of a public with astonish- 
ment. 

There has been no display — the work has been done 
quietly and unostentatiously, and the recipients are doing 
the advertising. A complete record of all the work done is 
on file at these headquarters. 

Before the expressman leaves with his load of supplies, 
there has been prepared in triplicate a typewritten itemized 
receipt of everything to be delivered; one of these tripli- 
cates is immediately filed, the other two are sent with the 
expressman; he leaves one with the person to whom the 
goods are delivered, so that the person may know exactly 
what he should receive, and by letter he is requested to 
notify this department if anything is missing, or if the sup- 
plies do not arrive in good shape; the other triplicate is 
signed by him and returned to these headquarters by the 
expressman, where it becomes a permanent record. Under 
this system the files tell the story of Pythianism. 

Each list of supplies varies somewhat; the size of the 
family determines what is needed. In many instances sev- 
eral beds complete have been furnished to one family; 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 61 

where there are several persons, of course, there must be a 
corresponding increase in many of the other supplies. 

The members of the Pythian Order have made it possible 
to 

"Do noble things, not dream them all day long." 
Yours fraternally in F. C. and B., 

R. F. BURNS. 

Fraternally Submitted, 

C. F. S. NEAL, 
Treasurer California Pythian Relief Fund. 




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CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUNR. 63 



GEN. STOBBART'S REPORT 



Headquarters Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythias 

St. Paul, Minn., October 15th, 1907. 
Hon. Charles A. Barnes, 

Supreme Chancellor and Commander in Chief, Knights 
of Pythias, Jacksonville, 111. 
My Dear Sir and Brother: 

I have the honor to present a report of the Relief Work 
consummated by the Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias 
Relief Department for California, pursuant to General Or- 
ders No. 4, issued by your predecessor, Hon. Charles E. 
Shiveley, on April 23rd, 190 6. 

I do not deem it necessary to repeat any part of my re- 
port to Supreme Chancellor Shiveley, dated September 1st, 
1906, and published in full as a part of his report to the 
Supreme Lodge at its New Orleans Convention in October, 
1906. 

In preparing this report, I have taken such parts of the 
report of Colonel Robt. F. Burns, Assistant Quartermaster 
General of the California Brigade, who was appointed by 
me and had direct charge of the work of Relief, together 
with such explanatory notes, deemed by me to be proper 
and necessary in connection therewith. 

Colonel Burns transmitted to your address some time 
since the books and papers relating to the Relief work. 
These books include duplicate receipts from recipients 
showing the nature of relief extended, together with the 
name, address, name and number of the Lodge and an 
itemized list of all articles received bearing the signature 
of recipient. An attempt to detail in this report all such 
data would result in a very voluminous document and one 



64 REPORT BY TREASURER 

of very little practical value. The books and papers, how- 
ever, are available for inspection if desired. 

I append the trial balance giving a detailed statement of 
receipts and disbursements, together with a certificate from 
the Assistant Cashier of the First National Bank of Oak- 
land, California, certifying the bank balance of $12.40, 
against which amount there are three vouchers outstand- 
ing amounting to that sum. 

I also append the Auditor's report. 



Excerpts from Colonel Burns' Report. 

"Trial Balance (Statement of Receipts and Disbursements) 

of Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias 'Pythian 

Relief Fund.' Gross Receipts." 

From the Treasurer of Pythian Relief Fund, de- 
posited in First National Bank, Oakland. . .$80,600.00 
Sundry cash received by R. F. Burns and de- 
posited in First National Bank, Oakland, 
to credit "Pythian Relief Fund," * as ex- 
plained in Report, as follows:^ 

H. P. Adams, Mars No. 202 $ 9.45 

H. S. Neisel, Mars No. 202 7.50 

■N. Burch, Mars No. 202 7.50 

Harry Von Elm, C. C. No. 3 18.25 

Ernest Klingbeil, not a member, through 
his brother, Fred Klingbeil, Berliner 

No. 298, Amsterdam, N. Y 36.25 

J. A. McCaddon, Ivan No. 5 18.50 

G. Camisa, Jeff. No. 179 .104,50 

W. O. Brook, Gaunt. No. 129 15.00 

H. G. Burns, No. 198 18.00 

Lydia Meyers 30.00 

E. N. Smith, Pythagoras, No. 380 50.00 

I. O. O. F., account Arthur Le Dieu, 

Cherokee No. 167 46.25 

Account Foodstuffs 20 

Account per supplies 3.60 

Account G. Amorsen 15.00 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 65 

Account C. W. Keiver 50.00 

Account sale range 40.00 

Account sale sundry 7.50 

Total 477.50 

As shown in Report, received $7 25, as follows: 

From J. J. Curry . 50.00 

A. Danciger, warrant 25.00 

Sale horse and buggy 140.00 

From Red Cross Funds, through Col. T. J. Crow- 
ley, account C. P. Green " 10.00 

From Red Cross Funds, through Col. T. J. Crow- 
ley, account Bisbee Lodge No. 10, Arizona. . 500.00 



Total Gross Receipts $81,802.50 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

For rehabilitation homes and business $41,596.95 

For cash relief, as per report 7,600.95 

For clothing 8,143.20 

For foodstuffs 8,246.09 

For railroad transportation 4,826.20 

For shoes 1,436.80 

For hospitals, funerals, drugs and medicines. . . 653.65 

For life insurance premiums, or assessments, 

paid for members, in the Endowment Rank 351.65 

Other rents paid for members .' 499.00 

For drayage involving practically $250.90 direct 

personal benefit to members 312.15 

Miscellaneous, including large element expendi- 
ture incident to Pythian Camp 916.38 

Depot rents (for Provision Supply Stations in 

San Francisco and for Oakland Station) ... 855.00 

Offices, printing, advertising, books of account, 
files, binding cases, stationery, printing of 
vouchers, application forms and receipts, 
rent typewriting machines, telegraphing, 

telephones, etc.,, for all stations 510.74 

Salaries 5,128.74 

As explained in Report, remitted to Treasurer 
Pythian Relief Fund, $72 5.00, as follows: 

From J. J. Curry 50.00 

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From sale horse and buggy 140.00 

From Red Cross Funds, through Col. T. J. Crow- 
ley, account Cyrus P. Green 10.00 

From Red Cross Funds, through Col. T. J. Crow- 
ley, account Bisbee Lodge 500.00 

Total Gross Expenditures $81,802.50 

Outstanding checks — ■ 

No. 304, Boyson's Pharmacy $ 2.40 

No. 565, S. Samuels • 4.50 

No. 1335, Niccoll & Co ." 5.50 

Total $12.40 

Bank Balance $12.40 



First National Bank, Oakland California, 

United States Depositary 

Oakland, California, May 11, 1907. 
Finance Committee, Supreme Lodge, K. of P., Oakland, Cal. 
Dear Sirs: This is to certify that there is in this bank 
to the credit of the Knights of Pythias Relief Fund $12.40. 
Yours very truly, 
CHAS. N. WALTER, Ass't. Cashier. 



Oakland, Cal., May 10, 1907. 
To the Supreme Chancellor, Knights of Pythias, and Major 
General A. J. Stobbart. 
Dear Sir: I herewith hand you statement of the Knights 
of Pythias Relief Committee, covering the receipts and ex- 
penditures from the time of its organization to and includ- 
ing May 5, 1907. I have examined the vouchers covering 
the disbursement of all funds received by the committee 
and find that all disbursements are supported by proper 
vouchers on file. All vouchers have been examined and 
checked into the book of original entry and the sum total 
of disbursements found to equal the sum total of vouchers 
issued. Checking the items from book of original entry 
to the Ledger and summing up the accounts, I find a bal- 



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ance, thus verifying the accounts. Where relief was af- 
forded in the form of merchandise orders, I find the original 
orders of the Assistant Quartermaster General, together 
with the bill or statement of the merchant selling the 
goods, and these in turn support the voucher-check issued 
in payment. Vouchers issued in payment of cash relief are 
supported by statements signed by those receiving such re- 
lief. Vouchers issued in payment for foodstuffs distributed 
from the several stations are supported by bills and state- 
ments of merchants supplying the goods. All payments 
have been made by bank check printed on voucher form 
and entered on book of original entry from the voucher. 
I have traced each item of expenditure from the original 
entry to its final resting place under the proper heading in 
the Ledger, and am satisfied as to the accuracy of the ac- 
counts and the integrity of the disbursements. 
Yours very truly, 

(Signed) A. V. PEIGHT, Auditor. 

Statement of Receipts and Disbursements of K. of P. Relief 
Committee. 

RECEIPTS. 
Received from Treasurer Pythian Relief Com- 
mittee $80,600.00 

Received from other sources 1,202.50 

Total receipts -....• $81,802.50 

DISBURSEMENTS. 

Transportation $ 4,826.20 

Cash Relief 7,600.95 

Foodstuffs 8,246.09 

Clothing ..... . .' 8,143.20 

Salaries 5,128.74 

Shoes 1,436.80 

Drayage 312.15 

Permanent Relief 41,596.95 

Station Rents 855.00 

Other Rents 499.00 

Printing and Office Expenses 510.74 

Miscellaneous , 916.38 

Endowment Insurance ,..„■,., 351.65 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 69 

Hospital, Medicines, etc 653.65 

Remitted to Treasurer Relief Fund 725.00 



Total Disbursements $81,802.50 

(Signed) A. V. FEIGHT, Auditor. 



Explanations of Financial Statement. 

FOR REHABILITATION OF HOMES AND BUSINESS 
(PERMANENT RELIEF), $41,596.95. 

COMPLETELY furnished means that a household was 
supplied with all the necessary bedsteads or sanitary steel 
couches, spring and top mattresses (including sheets, pil- 
lows, pillow cases, blankets and comforters and oftentimes 
bedspreads), bureau or chiffonier, chairs, including rock- 
ing chair, extension table, center table, (oftentimes sofa, 
wash stand, window curtains and floor covering, to-wit: 
matting or rugs, and linoleum for kitchen floor) stove, 
dishes, knives, forks and spoons, cooking utensils and sun- 
dry other articles; in short, everything to afford ordinary 
comforts and conveniences. 

To illustrate GrENERALLY the character of relief meant 
by completely furnished, although a stove and floor cover- 
ing is omitted in the following, because they had been se- 
cured, take as an example Mrs. D. Romani, a widow with 
a son 14 years old, whose husband at the time of his death 
was a member of Jefferson Lodge No. 179, one of the 
Italian Lodges of San Francisco. I refer to this .case to 
show that the Pythian Order did not forget the widows. 

SUPPLIES FURNISHED. 
Double iron bedstead 
Double top mattress 
Double spring mattress 

Sanitary steel couch and mattress. (These steel couches 
were very popular, besides being excellent beds, easily ad- 
justed into being single or double, and they could be very 
readily changed to be used as, and have all the appearance 
Of, a lounge or sofa, resulting in economy of space by mak- 









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CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 



71 



ing it possible to easily convert the bedroom into a sitting 
room.) 



Chiffonier 

Wash Stand 

6 Chairs 

Rocking Chair ■ 

Kitchen Bin Table with 

leaves 
Extension Table 
2 pairs Blankets 
2 Comforters 
6 Sheets 
4 Pillows 
6 Pillow Cases 

2 white Table Cloths 

1 red Table Cloth 

3 Lace Curtains 

4 Towels 

Set Dishes, 50 pieces . 
4 piece Glass Set 
Half dozen Tumblers 
Half dozen Teaspoons 
Half dozen Tablespoons 
Half dozen Knives 
Half dozen Forks 
Vegetable Dish and cover 
Vegetable Dish and cover 
Butcher Knife 
Drip Roast Pan 

To illustrate the "complete" furnishing of a home, and 
taking a member of a foreign Lodge for that purpose, the 
following is an excellent illustration: 

Colin McDonald, member Republic Lodge No. 154, New 
York City; family consisted of himself, wife and three 
children; loss sustained, furnishings of lodging house of 12 
rooms; the fire insurance was payable to mortgagee. He 
was furnished with the following household supplies: 

2 double Iron Bedsteads Half dozen silverplated 
2 double top Mattresses Knives 

2 double Spring Mattresses Half dozen W. M. Forks 



Tin Dish Pan 

Sauce Pan and cover 

Sauce Pan and cover 

Agate Tea Pot 

Agate Coffee Pot 

Agate Tea Kettle 

Flour Sieve 

2 small .Block Tin Pans 

2 Cake Pans 

2 Pie Pans 

Frying Pan 

Galv. Bucket 

Chopping Bowl 

Galv. Tub 

Set Mrs. Potts' Flat Irons 

Chamber and cover 

Pitcher and bowl 

Scrubbing Brush 

Small Scrubbing Brush 

Boiler 

Chopping Knife 

Wash Board 

Lamp 

Bread Toaster 

Potato Masher 

Agate Wash Basin 



Sanitary Steel 
Mattress 



Couch and 



Agate Spoon 
Butcher Knife 



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as fol- 
ft., 14 



same 
furn- 



Kitchen Bin Table 

Extension Table 

Center Table 

Sofa 

Chiffonier 

6 solid bottom Chairs 

4 cane seat Chairs 

Rocking Chair 

Matting for rooms 

lows: 15 ft. by 1 

ft. by 16y 2 ft. 
Linoleum for room 8 ft. by 

ioy 2 ft. 
Tacks 
Gas Range (about 

cost as the stoves 

ished) 
6 Arabian Lace Curtains 
Tapestry Table Cover 
Couch Cover 

3 Blankets 

4 Pillows 
8 Pillow Cases 
8 Sheets 

Half dozen Towels 
Comforters 

2 packages Toilet Soap 
2 white Table Cloths 
1 red Table Cloth 
Set Dishes, 50 pieces 
4 piece Glass Set 
Half dozen Tumblers 
Half dozen Tablespoons 



Dish Pan 

Drip Roast Pan 

2 Sauce Pans and covers 

Agate Tea Kettle 

Agate Tea Pot 

Agate Coffee Pot 

Flour Sieve 

2 Cake Pans 

2 Pie Pans 

Frying Pan 

Galvanized Bucket 

Chopping Bowl 

Set Mrs. Potts' Flat Irons 

Slop Bucket 

Chamber and cover 

Pitcher and Bowl 

Large and small Scrubbing 

Brush 
Mustard Dish 
Vinegar Cruet 
Syrup Jug- 
Bread Box 
Match Safe 
Dust Pan 
Duster 

Bread Toaster 
Potato Masher 
Agate Wash Basin 
Tea Strainer 
Coffee Strainer 
Rolling Pin 
Soap Dish 
Tack Hammer 
that the relief 
the element of 



afforded a 
being com- 



PARTLY furnished means 
household partook largely of 
pletely furnished, but lacked in quantity, the relief being 
simply an ADDING TO the household supplies possessed by 
the applicant, which addition made the furnishings com- 
fortably complete. 

To illustrate: Take Mrs. L. Peri, a widow, whose hus- 
band at the time of his death was a member of Roma Lodge 
No.. 147, of San Francisco. Another fraternal order had 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAX RELIEF FUND. 73 

provided her with a stove and some other household sup- 
plies. This department simply completed what was needed 
by supplying a bureau, six chairs, rocking chair, sofa, ex- 
tension table, matting for floor, table covers, and addi- 
tional blankets and comforters. 

By way of parenthesis, I might note that this widow and 
her children were taken to the stores and fitted out com- 
pletely with clothing and shoes, and likewise a substantial 
supply of provisions were delivered to her home; but this 
is only one of many similar examples. 

The permanent supplies represent a wholesale price as 
near as could be obtained without purchasing at a factory, 
which was impossible. It is safe to say that the amount so 
expended would have cost the individuals, at the regular 
retail prices, at least $10,000 more than the foregoing 
amount. 

The records show permanent relief, to-wit: rehabilitation 
of homes and business, afforded MEMBERS, as follows: 

In completely furnished homes 243 

In partly furnished homes 80 

In tools for carpenters, coopers, lithographers, etc 30 

In outfits for photographers 2 

In instruments, etc., for doctors (surgeons), dentists, 

opticians 14 

In barber supplies and barber shop furnishings 8 

In tailor supplies -. 4 

In law offices 2 

In supplies for rehabilitation of business, not included 

in any of the foregoing 10 

Horse, harness and wagon 1 

Wagon 1 

Horse and harness 1 

In permanent relief, to-wit, lumber for building, etc., 

not easily classified 13 



Total number of members permanently relieved. . 409 
Considering the number constituting the family of each 

such member, this permanent relief was a direct benefit to 

more than 1,2 50 persons. 

Three barbers needed only some supplies to occupy a 

chair in working for the proprietor of a shop. They were 

furnished with what they desired at a cost of $49.25. 




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CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 75 

Five barbers had their shops destroyed. One barber was 
furnished with a barber chair, barber pole, commode, 2 
hair brushes, 5 razors, 1 mirror, 2 clippers, 2 hair cloths, 
shaving soap, pomade and y% dozen chairs, at a total cost 
of $99.15. 

One was furnished with three Koken barber chairs and 
3 mirrors at a total cost of $123.00. 

Another was supplied with two commodes, two mirrors, 
two hydraulic Koken barber chairs, 6 chairs for barber 
shop and linoleum for floor covering. 

Another was supplied with a hydraulic barber chair, 
towels, shaving mugs, work stand, mirror, razor strops and 
razor, aggregating $75.02. 

Another barber was supplied with a Koken barber chair, 
mirror, hat rack, 4 chairs, 2 cuspidors, 1 commode, 1 porce- 
lain wash stand, copper boiler, oil stove, 3 stand bottles, 
hair brush and comb, 2 barber coats and 1 dozen towels at 
a total cost of $98.75. 

The doctors (surgeons), dentists and opticians suffered 
heavy financial loss in the destruction of their property. 
The fourteen above referred to were relieved to the extent 
of $2,220.51, in amounts ranging from $35.00 to $250.00, 
or an average relief of $158.60. 

The maximum business relief was $263.60 in the case 
of J. F. Farrell, of Unity Lodge No. 61, San Francisco, a 
tinsmith considerably advanced in years, who lost his home 
and business, except in the case of H. Schencker, a blind 
man with a wife and daughter, who is a member of Fran- 
cisco Lodge No. 562, Chicago, and who was started again 
in the delicatessen business at a cost approximating $400.00. 

The foregoing reference to a Chicago Lodge recalls the 
case of Mrs. B. Marks, widow of B. Marks, who at the time 
of his death was a member of Montefiore Lodge No. 190, 
Chicago; her husband was buried in Oakland, and during 
the time of his illness was under the supervision of one 
of the Oakland K. of P. Lodges. Mrs. Marks was not only 
provided with household supplies, but was afforded business 
relief to the extent of $50.00. 

One aged member was established in business, to-wit, a 
notion store, at a cost of $125.00. 

The horse, harness and wagon, horse and harness, and 



76 REPORT BY TREASURER 

the wagon, above referred to, involved a total cost of 
$250.00. 

Lumber relief was afforded in amounts ranging from 
$60.00 to $150.00. 

Relief in tools ranged from $10.00 to $77.45. 

Total amount involved in relief to photographers, $300.15. 

Richard Jennings, member Nevada Lodge No. 1, Virginia 
City, Nevada, a blacksmith, in rehabilitation of his busi- 
ness was assisted to the extent of $193.12. 

The two lawyers were relieved to the extent of $500.00. 

One tailor was provided with a yard stick, square, press 
stand, shears and sundry other articles amounting to $32.00. 

Another tailor, A. Danziger, member Kansas City Lodge 
No. 1, of Kansas City, Mo., was provided with a tailor 
sewing machine, a two-burner., weep-steak, gas plate for 
tailoring, sleeve or press board, tailor irons, bucket and 
tailor table and sundries at a cost of about $45.00. 

One with supplies amounting to $33.30, and another 
tailor with supplies amounting to $58.54. 

PLAN OF PROCEDURE FOR PERMANENT RELIEF. 
I had an itemized list of household supplies prepared, 
then I went to the large stores with which we were deal- 
ing, looked over their supplies to find out necessary or 
convenient articles which had been omitted; these were 
added to the list, making it COMPLETE, from beds to a 
match safe, with cost of each article to Committee speci- 
fied. Typewritten copies of this list were kept on file. 
Special effort was made to have a personal interview with 
the wife of each member, find out what household supplies 
were possessed, and with information added to suggestions 
received, and with the list at hand, the supplying what was 
needed and convenient, was easy. 

CASH RELIEF. 
This relief was rendered for the following purposes: (1) 
In connection with the railroad transportation granted to 
members and their families for the purpose of paying for 
berths, and meeting incidental expenses while enroute and 
for contingencies upon reaching their destination. (2) To 
provide for temporary necessities. (3) For services ren- 
dered by members who were sufferers in the disaster by 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 77 

loss of property and employment, or loss of property or 
employment. 

One hundred and twenty members were the recipients 
of this relief, and while I have not the exact data as to the 
membership of the families of all the members now being 
considered, yet it safe to say that about 450 persons were 
concerned in its benefits. 

SALARIES. 

All the persons employed in San Francisco in connection 
with relief work, except the stenographer at the Devisadero 
Station, were members of the Order of Knights of Pythias, 
and were sufferers from the disaster by loss of property 
and employment or by loss of property or employment. 
While they rendered services for the wages paid them, yet 
they were sought and secured for the rendition of such 
services BECAUSE of their LOSSES; and the money paid 
them was a PRACTICAL Cash Relief. For that reason the 
sums so paid are TRANSFERRED (in the aggregate, to-wit, 
$5,056.50, from Salary Account to Cash Relief, with proper 
beading in the entry to designate those who received Cash 
Relief without rendering service from those receiving it for 
services rendered. The persons so employed received all 
the provision supplies needed for their homes from the pro- 
vision supply depots; hence they received a DOUBLE relief. 
Their earnings were practically a NET profit as they were 
enabled to save the full amount of the same preparatory 
for future emergencies, and during the time of employment, 
while waiting or watching for other, to-wit, permanent, em- 
ployment, they were fully protected by this relief. Besides, 
included in the amount of this Cash Relief, AND AS RE- 
LIEF, is considerable paid for services rendered in April, 
BEFORE this department took charge of the relief work. 

(I have inserted the foregoing explanation in the book 
containing the entries under the heading, "Salaries.") 

CLOTHING, $8,143.20. 
Clothing supplies, varying in each individual case ac- 
cording to needs, were furnished in the name of 281 mem- 
bers; that is, 281 persons through their membership in the 
Pythian Order secured .clothing for themselves individually 
or for members of their family; in short, practically about 
75 persons were directly benefitted in this relief. 




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In some cases, a member received only a suit of clothes 
or some underclothes or a hat, in others, his family or some 
members of his family, were provided for in quantity rang- 
ing from yard goods, or certain articles of wearing apparel, 
to a complete fitting out of his wife and children with all 
the clothing needed. Members or their families were- so 
outfitted at the stores. 

FOODSTUFFS, $8,246.09. 

Foodstuffs were distributed at the K. of P. Headquarters 
at 12th and Franklin streets, Oakland, but principally from 
the provision supply depots in San Francisco, at 1831 Devi- 
sadero St., under charge of Col. T. J. Crowley, which was 
maintained until November 17, 1906; 446 Stanyan St., un- 
der charge of Capt. M. A. Samuels, maintained until October 
1,, 1906; and at 18th and Dolores Sts., under charge of J. 
A. McCaddon, which was maintained until June 16, 1906. 
Upon the closing of the last named station those who had 
been supplied there obtained their supplies at the Devisa- 
dero Street Depot. . 

The amount expended for foodstuffs includes cost of pro- 
vision supplies furnished "Pythian Camp" in Golden Gate 
Park. 

Foodstuffs were purchased from wholesale firms, which 
gave us the same prices they charged the retail dealers. 

The following is a list of the supplies furnished to and 
distributed from these depots: 
Fresh Meat (orders on but- Canned Pears 

cher shop) Sardines 

• Fresh Bread from bakery Canned Peaches 

Vegetables, fresh Evaporated Apples 

Tea Canned Apricots 

Coffee Dried Apricots 

Sugar Dried Peaches 

Condensed Milk Canned Beans 

Alpine Cream Canned Roast Beef 

Potatoes Beans 

Onions Rolled Oats 

Bacon Prunes 

Salt Pork Soda Crackers 

Ham Pickles 

Canned Salmon Vinegar 



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Canned Corned Beef 

Canned Corn 

Canned Tomatoes 

Flour (no flour bought, big 

shipment from K. P. 

sources) 
Rice 
Salt 
Pepper 



Codfish 

Hygenic Crackers 

Allspice 

Soda 

Baking Powder 

Cinnamon 

Candles 

Soap 



The element of PERMANENT as well as of temporary 
relief is involved in the maintenance of the provision sup- 
ply depots -for their respective lengths of time, because 
they not alone protected the members while they were 
seeking proper habitations and having their homes fairly 
well rehabilitated, but also served as a protection to them 
untiL they had gotten into steady employment and were 
enabled to save some' money for the needs or uses of the 
future; this temporary protection practically yielded per- 
manent results. 

As illustrative of the scope of relief afforded by these 
depots, the following data, embracing different periods, 
will suffice: 



PYTHIAN FAMILIES SUPPLIED WITH PROVISIONS. 



At 1831 Devisadero Street 
Depot, for week ending- 
June 23rd: 

Families . 470 

Adults 1267 

Children 718 



Total number of 
persons 1985 

For week ending Aug. 11th. 

Families 351 

Adults . . 816 

Children , . 598 



Total number of 
•persons 1414 



Week ending 
Families . . . . 

Adults 

Children 



Sept. 



1st: 
30 

78 
. 44 



Total number 
persons 



of 



122 



At 18th and Dolores Street 
Depot. Week ending May 
26th: 

Families 101 

Adults . . 335 

Children 171 



Total number of 
persons 506 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 81 

For week ending Sept. 1. Oakland Station. Regular- 
Families 260 ly supplied to June 1: 

Adults 586 Families 156 

Children 387 Adults 329 

■ Children 144 

Total number of 

persons 973 Total . number of 

At 446 Stanyan Street De- persons 473 

pot. Daily to June 8 th: 

Adults 289 

Children 161 

Total number of 
persons 550 

RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION, $4,826.20. 

Reduced rate was allowed by the Railroad Companies. 

Railroad transportation was afforded in the name of 90 
members, and thereby transportation to different points 
was afforded at least 130 persons, including not only the 
adults, but children of all chargeable ages (but not includ- 
ing under the chargeable age.) 

The several points of destination involved outside of 
California are: New York, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Galves- 
ton, Dubois, Pennsylvania; Boise City, Idaho; Chicago, Se- 
attle, Cincinnati, San Antonio, Cleveland, Bayard, New 
Mexico; Detroit, Houston, Denver, Marshfield, Wisconsin; 
Telluride, Colorado; Portland, Youngstown, Ohio; Decatur, 
Illinois; Kansas City, Omaha, Cripple Creek, Colorado; 
Galesburg, Illinois; Cananea, Mexico; Tacoma, Salt Lake 
City, Boston, Cherryvale, Kansas; El Paso, Spokane, St. 
Paul, Middletown, Ohio; Mukwango, Wisconsin; St. Joseph, 
Reno and Ridgeway, South Carolina. 

In California: Sacramento, Fresno, Los Angeles, Stock- 
ton, Gazelle, Watsonville, Oakdale, Modesto, Angels' Camp, 
San Bernardino and Oceanside. 

The records show that railroad transportation was fur- 
nished a number of persons and paid for by this Depart- 
ment; but these persons simply secured orders for trans- 
portation, the amount of which was charged to this De- 
partment, in order to secure the BENEFIT of the reduced 
rate allowed, which they could not otherwise have received, 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 83 

but RETURNED or PAID the FULL AMOUNT, and all of 
which is accounted for in financial statement; hence the 
transportation so secured by them involved no cost of this 
Department, and is not included in list of relief afforded. 

SHOES, $1,436.80. 

Considering the reduction or discount allowed under the 
arrangement made with firms from whom the purchases 
were made, the regular retail price for the shoes pur- 
chased would have been practically $1,700.00. 

Number of members to whom or for the families of 
whom shoes were provided, 2 71. 

Number of pairs of shoes supplied for children of all 
ages and for adults, about 700; that is, 700 persons were 
supplied with shoes. 

HOSPITALS, FUNERALS, DRUGS AND MEDICINES. 

(Sanitorium Charges account Past Grand Chancellor. W. 

H. Bodfish, $105.00.) 

Sundry — At Boyson's Pharmacy; at Bowman & Co.'s; at 
Thomas Donlon's. 

H. S. Johnson, Oakland No. 103, drugs, medicines, 
nurses and doctors, $214. 

Benefit W. Baron, Bay City No. 117, San Francisco, (Hos- 
pital of the German Benevolent Society, and medical serv- 
ices.) 

Benefit A. N. Codeglia, Jefferson No. 17 9, (Hospital, 
operation and funeral.) Boy died. 

Funeral expenses Miss Aloysia Marks, member Golden 
Gate Temple No. 70, Rathbone Sisters, San Francisco; sis- 
ter of Arthur Marks, Laurel Lodge, No. 4, San Francisco, 
$145.00. 

N. P. Pavey, Jefferson No. 121, Mt, Vernon, 111. 

N. R. Lilly, Sicilian No. 39, Kansas City, Mo. 

LIFE INSURANCE PREMIUMS OR ASSESSMENTS, EN- 
DOWMENT RANK, K. OF P., $351.65. 
Many members were unable to pay their monthly premi- 
ums or assessments. Several members could not be lo- 
cated by the Secretaries of the respective Sections. The 
Secretaries reported in writing the names of such members, 
and the respective amounts due, and vouchers for the 
amounts involved were issued to the Secretaries. 



REPORT BY TREASURER 



The foregoing amount represents the payment of 12 3 
distinct assessments or premiums, involving May, June, 
July, August and, September. 

OTHER RENTS, $499.00. 
Paid for benefit of members as relief to secure apart- 
ments for them. This relief involved 14 members, 4 widows 
of members, and was a direct relief to 57 persons, compris- 
ing the families of 18 members. 

DRAYAGE, $312.15. 

Practically $120.90 of this sum should be specified under 
the heading of DIRECT Personal, Permanent or Cash Re- 
lief, as it had that effect, because it was paid expressmen 
conveying the household furnishings of members from San 
Francisco to Oakland and REMOVING the household sup- 
plies of members from Oakland to San Francisco. 

In April at the 1831 Devisadero Street Depot, Geo. B. 
Heath and P. R. Brownell with their automobiles were 
employed. Neither of them was a member of the Order. 
They presented bills for the, services rendered by them with 
their automobiles; these claims, after investigation, were 
allowed and paid to each in the sum of $70.00 and $60.00, 
respectively. Two or three doctors, members of the Order, 
reported regularly at this station to render medical or 
professional assistance to members in need of the service 
of doctors. 

In these automobiles they were conveyed to sick mem- 
bers; and this automobile service was effective in other 
cases pertaining to the direct -personal needs of distressed 
members; hence, it can be said $130.00 of the foregoing 
amount belongs under the heading, "Hospitals, Funerals, 
Drugs and Medicines" more appropriately than under 
"Drayage." 

TEAMING AND HAULING. 

The prices paid for permanent (the household) supplies 
and for the foodstuffs were -NET at the stores— that is, de- 
livered on our wagons. If the firms from whom purchases 
were made had been required to deliver the supplies to 
the homes of the respective persons for whom they were 
secured, or at the Provision Depots, then the COST of that 
delivery would have been ADDED to the SELLING price 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 85 

And this was so understood in the arrangement made as 
to PRICES. 

To illustrate: If furniture on an order cost $70.00 at 
the store or $80.00 delivered to the person, then upon such 
delivery, the additional $10.00 would be added to the cost 
of the furniture, that is, a certain additional per cent, of 
the cost would have been added to the prices which were 
charged us for such supplies delivered at the store; hence, 
the money expended by the Committee for hauling all such 
supplies, either household or foodstuffs, is PROPERLY 
CHARGEABLE against permanent relief or foodstuffs, as 
the case may be. 

We delivered all household supplies into the homes of 
members without a cent of cost to them; they secured the 
foodstuffs at the provision supply depots. The plan of hav- 
ing our own teams (employed by us to deliver all supplies) 
was an ECONOMICAL one from a financial standpoint, anl 
a very successful one for the purposes of PROMPT and ex- 
peditious relief. It is to be considered that, owing to the 
VARIOUS and far distant places where members were re- 
siding, it generally required the best part of a day to go 
and return from each of these places with a team; hence 
it is plainly evident that if a firm added the cost of delivery 
to a stove, the firm supplying the furniture added the cost 
of delivery to the furniture, the firm supplying the dishes 
and cooking utensils added the cost of delivery, and the 
firm supplying the blankets, comforters, etc., added the 
cost of delivery, there would be a SEPARATE ADDED 
COST from each firm for each delivery, which would have 
made a very considerable advance in the prices. Then, too, 
if that plan had been adopted, owing to the great demand 
for supplies from thousands of people, LONG DELAYS in 
delivery would have resulted, and the rendering of relief, 
that way, would have resulted in hardships to the members 
needing the same. 

By employing our own teams, we were thus enabled to 
drive around to the several firms, have the supplies im- 
mediately delivered on the wagon, and by one load, necessi- 
tating only one trip, deliver ALL the supplies to a house- 
hold at the same time, instead of having the same delivered 
in installments at infrequent intervals, which would have 
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CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 87 

Expressmen charged from $9.00 to $10.00 for a single 
load from Oakland to San Francisco. By providing the 
expressmen engaged with practically steady or regular em- 
ployment — that is, they knew from one day to another 
WHEN they would be needed — the average cost of each 
delivery was LESS than $6.00. 

So the plan adopted resulted as follows: 1st, a large sav- 
ing in cost. 2nd, prompt relief. 3rd, as the teamster took 
with him DUPLICATE typewritten ITEMIZED receipts, 
prepared beforehand, (and which co.uld not have been so 
arranged under any other plan) and left one with the per 
son to whom the supplies were to be delivered so that the 
member would know to the minutest article what he should 
receive, and the member affixed his signature to the othei 
receipt, which was returned to headquarters by the team- 
ster, and filed as a PERMANENT RECORD, practically in 
the nature of a voucher, we were thus enabled to keep a 
complete track of all supplies, easily note any omissions, 
know exactly what each person received, and KNOW not 
only that they were received, but in what condition they 
were received, as each member was requested by letter to 
advise us of any omissions or if the supplies failed to reach 
him in good condition. 

So far the reasons given, the foregoing specified amounts 
are TRANSFERRED and CHARGED respectively to PER- 
MANENT SUPPLIES and FOODSTUFFS except as indi- 
cated where a total amount is transferred to "Drayage," 
and yet the moving of a member's household supplies to a 
permanent home has some of the nature of permanent re- 
lief and with consistency could be so considered. 

A large part of the hauling was done by members of the 
Order who were sufferers directly or indirectly by the dis- 
aster; some of it was done by a member whom we had pro- 
vided, as permanent relief, with a horse, wagon and har- 
ness; some of it by a member whom we assisted to the ex- 
tent of $100 in securing a wagon. So besides the "saving" 
in COST of supplies, this plan served to afford PRACTICAL 
RELIEF to members in the way indicated. 

If the plan of having supplies delivered by the firms 
from whom they were purchased had been adopted, there 
would have been no "Teaming and Hauling" account to be 
considered, except what is specified under "Drayage;" ar.d 



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reference to the same is made necessary here because of 
the payments made, which ON THEIR FACE, without an 
understanding of them, give them the appearance of a 
distinct heading. Not theoretically alone, but PROPER- 
LY, in every way, they should be accounted for in the man- 
ner indicated, and so they have been charged in accordance 
with the following segregation: 

To Permanent supplies $2,140.71 

To Foodstuffs 624.89 

To Drayage 155.90 

(Drayage, $155.90, as specified, includes the sum of 
$120.90 which was a DIRECT personal relief, to-wit, trans- 
portation of the household furnishings of members from 
San Francisco to Oakland, or the removing of their sup- 
plies from Oakland to San Francisco, but very largely the 
former.) 

PROVING: 
Total amount charged to Teaming and Hauling. .$2,921.50 
Total amount transferred, as indicated above. . . . 2,921.50 



Balance $0,000.00 

These transfers completely eliminate this account from 
any further consideration, and eliminate Teaming and 
Hauling from any mention under classification in financial 
statement, except under another name, "Drayage." 

MISCELLANEOUS, $916.3 8. 

This heading is somewhat misleading without explana- 
tion. There is involved in it a large element of the ex- 
pense incident to Pythian Camp, and that should be con- 
sidered in the light or nature of direct personal relief. 

Under this classification is entered $150.00 for damages 
claimed by a kindergarten teacher who was in possession 
of the rooms at 1831 Devisadero Street, using them as a 
Kindergarten School. 

The local K. of P. Committee in San Francisco, shortly 
after the disaster in April, took possession of these rooms 
for a relief station, without authority, as she claimed, and 
destroyed or damaged so as to render useless and valueless 
all her kindergarten supplies and furnishings; this de- 
partment continued the use of these premises beginning 
May 1. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 89 

The teacher claimed she had, in the first instance, been 
ousted, so to speak, from the premises, and had thereafter 
been deprived of their use and possession, and she was 
thereby unable to maintain, with her sister, the kindergar- 
ten school which was their only source of income and main- 
tenance. 

She presented a claim for the damage or destruction of 
her kindergarten property and for the use and possession 
of the premises for a kindergarten school. Her friends 
took sides with her, and unpleasant comment and criticism 
began. To avoid this, and to end the matter satisfactorily, 
the claim in the amount of $150.00 was paid. 

This claim originated in April, when the local K. of P. 
Committee took charge of the premises referred to, and 
without any intention on the part of that Committee to 
invade the rights of others, but as a result it came to this 
department as an undesired inheritance. 



DEPOT RENTS, $85 5.00. 

This includes all depot rents in San Francisco from May 
1st until the completion of relief work there, rent for room 
used in concluding business and keeping records until for- 
warded, and the rent of headquarters at 12th and Franklin 
streets in Oakland from the beginning of the Relief Work 
in April, while the local Committee in Oakland, of which 
Supreme Representative George Samuels was Chairman, 
up to May 1st and thereafter to September 1st, involving- 
cost of $375.00. In the beginning four rooms were used, 
including the entry room. It was practically impossible to 
have secured any other apartments, and, in fact, under the 
circumstances the local Committee was very fortunate in 
securing them, as they Were centrally located and the de- 
mand for apartments was far in excess of the supply; be- 
sides all rents not only in San Francisco, but in Oakland 
as well, went up by jumps. People were willing, and par- 
ticularly for business purposes, to pay any rent exacted. 

Much cooking was done here, particularly in the earlier 
weeks of relief; hot meals were served to members. For 
weeks crowds of members, or the members of their families, 
came here for relief. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 91 

OFFICES, (PRINTING, ADVERTISING, POSTAGE, STA- 
TIONERY, TELEPHONES, TELEGRAMS, ETC.,) $510.74. 
This involves cost of telegraphing to Lodges in Califor- 
nia and othei States, answers to telegraphic inquiries; ad- 
vertising in papers for information concerning members, 
advising members where to find K. of P. Relief Stations; 
telephone service in San Francisco and Oakland; postage 
on general letters and on letters sent out by the hundreds. 
Col. Crowley conducted a sort of literary bureau in the 
many hundreds of letters issued by him relative to relief 
and sent all over the United States; books of account, sta- 
tionery, printing of vouchers, application forms and re- 
ceipts; rent for typewriting machines, files, binding cases, 
etc., for all the Relief Stations. 

SALARIES, $5,128.74. 

There are no elements of relief involved in the foregoing 
amount, except as an administrative feature. 

This amount was paid in full to members of the Order, 
including my salary, except- the amount paid as salary to 
Secretary Mervyn J. Samuels, who is not a member of the 
Order, but the son of Supreme Representative George Sam- 
uels, and also includes the salary paid to those who did 
the stenographic and typewriting work at headquarters in 
Oakland and at 1831 Devisadero Street Depot. 

ASSETS. 

The only assets, except the cash which is all accounted 
for, were: Some dishes and cooking utensils, the range, 
used at Pythian Camp, the lumber used in constructing the 
kitchen department at Pythian Camp, and the horse, buggy 
and harness. 

DISPOSITION OF SAME. 

The lumber, what was worth using, was torn down and 
taken .by members. Some of the dishes and cooking uten- 
sils entered into the delicatessen store and kitchen of H. 
Schencker; a few of these articles, included with the range, 
were advertised for sale, and the best, and in fact, only, 
bid was by C. H. Lewis, of Fruitvale, Cal., and the same was 
sold to him for $40.00. 

The range was too large for an ordinary house, and too 
small for any large cooking establishment; hence it was 



92 REPORT BY TREASURER 

not in demand, but C. H. Lewis had the opportunity to use 
it this summer in some camp in the mountains. 

The balance of -the dishes, etc., were sold to the Bascb 
Auction Co., for $7.50. 

The horse, buggy and harness were sold to the Basch 
Auction Co., for $140.00. 

The receipts, as above indicated, are specified in the Fi- 
nancial Statement. 

You will note in the Financial Statement a receipt of 
$ .20 on account of Foodstuffs. This was received by Mer- 
vyn Samuels, and given to me, from Tillmann & Bendel to 
correct an error of overpayment in that amount. 

You will also note in the same statement a receipt of 
$3.60 on account of permanent supplies. This was received 
by Mervyn Samuels, and given to me, from J. Bruener, 
$1.80, and Murphy Grant, $1.80, to correct error in over- 
payment in the respective amounts. 

You will note that in the Financial Statement I have in- 
cluded $10.00, received from Red Cross Funds, which is a 
contribution by Cyrus P. Green, of Oloa, O. T. It seems 
there was some instruction relative to his contribution, in 
whatever amount it was, to the Finance Committee of the 
Relief and Red Cross Funds, that of the amount so con- 
tributed the sum of $10.00 should be paid to the Knights 
of Pythias Relief Committee. 

There is also included the sum of $500.00, which was a 
contribution made by Bisbee Lodge No. 10, Bisbee, Arizona, 
designed for Knights of Pythias Relief, but which, in some 
way with which I am not familiar, the amount was re- 
ceived in San Francisco by the Red Cross Society. You 
are familiar with the precedure by Col. Crowley to obtain 
the same. 

Neither of the foregoing amounts, to-wit, $10.00 and 
$500.00, passed through my hands, having been sent di- 
rectly to Bro. C. F. S. Neal, Treasurer of Pythian Relief 
Fund, by Col. Crowley, for which Col. Crowley received 
proper receipts from the Treasurer, which he delivered to 
me and which are embraced in the records to be forwarded 
to the Supreme Chancellor. 

But in view of the fact that the foregoing were money 
transactions, arising in California and the amounts passed 
into the hands of a member of the Committee, I have ac- 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 93 

counted for the same in the books, and, of course, in the 
Financial Statement. 

These two amounts added to the other receipts make a 
totalof $1,202.50, which accounts for all sundry cash re- 
ceived here. 

In order that you may have a complete and concise state- 
ment of all such cash receipts, with reasons therefor, I pre- 
sent the following Statement: 

There was received by me the sum of $ 361.20 

Being a refund on account of railroad transporta- 
tion secured by the following members, as pre- 
viously shown in this report, who had the same 
charged to this department, but who paid the 
full amount, except as herein shown, to-wit: H. 
P. Adams, $9.45; H. S. Neisel, $7.50; N. Burch, 
$7.50; Harry Von Elm, $18.25; Fred Klingbeil, 
of Berliner No. 298, Amsterdam, N. Y., who se- 
cured transportation for his brother, Ernest 
Klingbeil, who was not a member if the Order, 
and who desired to accompany Fred Klingbeil, 
whom we afforded transportation, to Chicago, 
$36.25; J. A. McCaddon, $18.50; G. Camisa, 
$104.50; W. O. Brook, $15.00; H. G. Burns, 
$18.00; Mrs. S. O. Slayman, wife of S. O. Slay- 
man, Justus No. 270, Chicago, secured transpor- 
tation to get the benefit of the reduced rate for 
her sister, Lydia Meyers, to Kansas City, but Lydia 
Meyers paid the amount of the same, $30.00; 
Mrs. Slayman and her mother were afforded 
transportation to the same point by this depart- 
ment. E. N. Smith, Pythagoras No. 3 80, Indi- 
anapolis, secured transportation for himself, wife 
and his wife's sister, Mattie Lampard, to St. Louis, 
involving a total expense of $101.25, of which 
amount E. N. Smith paid $50.00. Arthur Le Dieu, 
Cherokee No. 167, Cherokee, Kansas, was also a 
member of Cherokee Lodge No. 188, I. O. O. F., 
at Cherokee. He secured railroad transportation, 
with sleeping privileges for himself, wife and sis- 
ter to Denver; the total amount involved was 
$92.50; by arrangement with the I. O. O. F. Re- 
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that Committee would bear one-half the expense; 
in accordance with that agreement there was paid 
me last month by the I. O. O. F. Committee 
$46.25. The total of the foregoing several 
amounts is $361.20. 

Received account Foodstuffs, already explained.. .20 

Received account permanent, already explained.. 3.60 

Voucher No. 193, containing historical data of 
the transaction, shows there was paid to G. 

Amorsen, $15.00. Returned by Amorsen 15.00 

As evidenced by check or voucher No. 13 2, Chas. 
W. Keiver, Montello Lodge No. 125, Brockton, 
Mass., had a deposit book, No. 7557, showing a 
balance due from the California Safe Deposit and 
Trust Co., of $50.00. He desired to secure the 
amount, which was paid him by voucher No. 132, 
and he assigned the bank book payable to my or- 
der. Last month, through the First National 
Bank, the collection was made in that amount. . . 50.00 

Received from sale range, already explained.... 40.00 

Received from sale sundry, already explained. ... 7.50 



Deposited in bank, as per Financial State- 
ment $ 477.50 

Check or voucher No. 12 4, containing historical 
data, shows $50.00 paid to J. J. Curry. Re- 
turned by J. J. Curry 50.00 

Kansas City Lodge No. 1, Kansas City, Mo., sent 
a Lodge Warrant for $25.00 to one of its mem- 
bers, A. Danciger. This warrant was cashed for 
Bro. Danciger, as shown by check No. 12 8. See 

Financial Statement . 25.00 

From sale of horse and buggy, as explained 140.00 

From Red Cross, as explained 510.00 

Total Sundry Receipts $1,202.50 

(Copy.) 
San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 9th, 1906. ' 
The horse, buggy and harness belonging to the Supreme 
Lodge Knights of Pythian Relief Department was adver- 
tised for sale in the San Francisco Examiner. Several 



96 REPORT BY TREASURER 

called to see it and there were bids for the same ranging 
from $65.00 to $75.00, $90.00, $100.00, $130.00, and the 
highest bid was $140.00, made by the Basch Auction Com- 
pany. 

Expert horsemen, to-wit, liverymen and others who were 
familiar with the rig and outfit, claimed that the same 
could be purchased, or that is duplicated, for $100.00; 
hence the outfit, horse, buggy and harness were sold to 
the Basch Auction Company, on Btlsh street, between 
Franklin and Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, for the sum 
of $140.00. 

We, the undersigned Committee of the Supreme Lodge 
Knights of Pythias Relief Department, hereby recommend 
and approve such sale for the sum of $140.00. 

Dated October 9th, 1906. (Signed) 

T. J. CROWLEY, 
R. F. BURNS, 
J. K. RITTER. 

Paid by check No. 5, drawn on the National Bank of the 
Pacific at San Francisco, (West End Office), in favor order 
of J. K. Ritter by Basch Auction Co., per Joseph Basch. 
(Original on file with records.) 

(Copy.) 
The range, which was purchased for and used at Pythian 
Camp, in Golden Gate Park, belonging to the Supreme 
Lodge Knights of Pythias Relief Department, was adver- 
tised for sale in the San Francisco "Examiner." Several 
called to see it at 1831 Devisadera street, San Francisco, 
but it proved to be either too large or too small for those 
who inspected it, except one person, C. H. Lewis, of Fruit- 
vale, who bid for the range and some other fixtures and 
sundry articles, the sum of $40.00. This was the highest, 
and in fact the only bid. After waiting until nearly the 
last of December, the foregoing bid was approved and the 
range with sundry articles was sold and delivered to said 
C. H. Lewis for the sum. of $40.00. 

Knights of Pythias Relief Committee, 
(Signed) 

R. F. BURNS. 

T. J. CROWLEY. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUNG. $7 

Paid to R. F. Burns by check No. 222, dated March 5th, 
1907, drawn on State's Saving Bank, Oakland, for $40.00. 
(Signed) C. H. LEWIS. 

(Original on file with records.) 

PYTHIAN CAMP. 

It seems to me the best possible reference to Pythian 
Camp can be made by using the letter of Mr. E. C. Stock, 
Fraternal Editor of the San Francisco "Call," but to pres- 
ent all features, I include extracts from article sent by me 
for publication, (and follow the same with Mr. Stock's 
letter), as follows: 

One of the most difficult problems which confronted 
this department of relief in the endeavor to relieve the dis- 
tressed members of the Pythian Order and their families 
was how best to provide shelter for those who were rendered 
homeless by the great calamity. 

The destruction of such a large proportion of tenement 
and apartment houses and other places of residence, and 
the great demand for the limited number remaining, 
created an excessive increase in rentals and compelled 
hundreds of people to resort to tent life as the only means 
of refuge. Tents were erected in the public squares and 
open places of the city and many of the Pythian Order, 
finding it impossible to do otherwise, were compelled to 
live in this primitive way and submit to the inconveniences 
and discomforts necessarily attendant upon life in a tent. 
These unfavorable conditions attracted the attention of 
Major-General Stobbart, and he suggested the feasibility 
of gathering together the tent dwellers, of our Order, who 
were scattered throughout the city in the various public 
squares and other open places, and place them in more 
comfortable and homelike quarters, anl where less dis- 
comforts would be suffered by climatic changes and condi- 
tions. 

Very shortly after the disaster the municipality of San 
Francisco erected buildings, under army supervision, cov- 
ering a stretch of something over one-half mile on both 
sides of what is known as "Speedway" in Golden Gate 
Park. Other buildings of the same character had been 
similarly erected in other parts of the same park. Each 
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They had been completed so as to be habitable, but re- 
quired many improvements to make them comfortable. 

Major General Stobbart suggested that application be 
made to the proper authorities to have a sufficient number 
of those buildings set apart for the sole use of our Order. 

Acting upon that suggestion, Capt. J. K. Ritter, one of 
the members of the Committee on Permanent Relief, was 
detailed to secure the allotment of buildings for that pur- 
pos. After some active rustling and elaborate explanations 
of the plans and purposes, there was secured for the ex- 
clusive use of the Pythian Order one of the 200 by 25 feet 
Barracks, and one-half of another, on the "Speedway" in 
Golden Gate Park. The buildings so assigned, although 
completed so as to be habitable, required much to be done 
to render them comfortable. Ceilings were to be put in, 
the sides battened, the interior to be lined and papered, 
openings to be cut through where required and the doors 
to be hung in these openings; oil heating stoves to be pro- 
. vided. Individual cooking was prohibited by the army 
authorities. To meet this prohibition, a general dining 
room and kitchen, the employment of a cook and the cook- 
ing and serving of three meals a day became a necessity. 

Mr. E. C. Stock, Fraternal Editor of the San Francisco 
"Call," in a letter under date of July 20th, 1906, after he 
had inspected the Pythian Camp, states: "In my capacity 
as a collector of Fraternal News in this city, I have had an 
opportunity to examine into all the systems that have been 
adopted by the various Fraternal Associations. While not 
a member of the Knights of Pythias, but of many other 
Orders, it gives me pleasure to submit to you in writing 
my impression of the relief work done and being done by 
your Order, and which you are at liberty to use in any of 
the official organs of the Domain of Pythianism, should you 
deem such of sufficient interest." 

I insert the following excerpts from Mr. Stock's letter in 
order to present an unbiased, disinterested description: 

"The eighteen apartments in the Main Barracks, each 
10x20, were made comfortable by ceiling each room and 
papering the walls and then covering the floor with matting, 
after which substantial furnishings, such as beds, mat- 
tresses, pillows, chiffoniers with mirrors, chairs and tables, 
were placed in each. Then the Order attached a combined 



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kitchen and dining room, twenty-five feet wide by one 
hundred and fifty feet long, which was erected in the rear 
of the main structure, and furnished with a large range, 
kitchen furniture and all that is requisite for a family 
boarding house. Arrangements were made with the gov- 
ernment for a bath room for men and one for women and 
sanitary conditions by the Order were established. 

"As fast as an apartment could be finished in accordance 
with the plans adopted it was turned over to some deserv- 
ing Pythian and his family, and where the family was so 
large that one apartment was insufficient, a -partition was 
knocked out, so as to make more room for the family. In 
this way there was no crowding and the best sanitation was 
maintained. 

"The system of feeding the persons who are there is that 
of a good boarding house, with change of fare at every 
meal, and served up in the general dining room, on the 
door of which is a large sign conveying the information 
that 'This is private for Pythians and their families. No 
meals sold and no boarders taken.' 

"The provisions are furnished each day by the Committee 
in such quantities as are required and are prepared by 
three women, relatives of Pythians, with the same care 
that the same character of meals are prepared in the ordin- 
ary home. At lunch recently the menu included mutton 
stew with peas, potatoes, cream carrots, mashed potatoes, 
baked beans with pork, bread (baked on the premises), tea, 
milk, butter and condiments such as can be found in the 
ordinary home. 

"There was no stint of material furnished, the several 
dishes were well seasoned and most palatable, being pre- 
pared with motherly care. 

"Dr. E. T. Devine, of the Red Cross Association, visited 
the place in the latter part of July and declared that 'The 
Knights of Pythias have discovered the secret of making 
Barracks comfortable,' and that he would endeavor to 
have the other Barracks on the Speed Track put in the 
same conditions as to protection from the elements and as 
to privacy. 

"During the early part of our trouble the Knights of 
Pythias maintained several relief stations, where rations, 
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CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 101 

needy, including many who were not members of the Order, 
but who were hungry, proving that the Order is not narrow 
and bound only to help Its own, but ready in the broad 
spirit of fraternity to extend the hand of Benevolence and 
Aid where the most good could be done. 

''This, of course, was only for a few days. Then came 
an organization of system, so as to care for members of 
the Order and their families. The expression of gratitude 
from the people who became the recipients of the Order's 
bounty cannot be expressed in words. The good that the 
Order has done for the assistance of its members will be 
told in official reports and there is no doubt but that the 
showing, which will explain how the funds contributed 
were expended, will be such as to give satisfaction to all 
who contributed and win for the Distribution Committee in 
this city the highest commendation." 

Pythian Camp was conducted under the personal super- 
vision of Capt. Ritter, assisted by Lieutenant L. A. Haeckl. 
The cooking was done, at different times, by the following, 
who were paid for their services: Mrs. C. Harvey, mother 
of Charles Harvey, of Oak Leaf, No. 86, Lincoln, Cal.; 
Mrs. and Miss H. Schenker, wife and daughter of H. 
Schenker, a blind man, who is a member of Francisco 
Lodge, No. 56 2, of Chicago; H. Sampson, member Ivanhoe, 
No. 5, of San Francisco; Ed Hill, but the data of whose 
membership is lacking, and I cannot obtain same in time 
for this report, having overlooked it too long. 

NOT PAID. 
Those who assisted in the dining room at different times 
are: Mrs. H. T. Black, wife of H. T. Black, member 
Syracuse, No. 58, S. F.; Mrs. George Rabbitt, widow of 
George Rabbitt, Syracuse, No. 58, S. F.; Mrs. W. H. Cox, 
wife of W. H. Cox, Oroville, No. 23 2, Oroville, Cal.; Mrs. 
Venerstrom, widow, mother of Nymar Venerstrom, Ivanhoe, 
No. 5, S. F. These performed only incidental services. 

PERSONAL MENTION. 

Doctor J. S. Menefee, member North Star, No. 39, at 

Areata, Cal., made his headquarters at 1831 Devisadero 

street. Dr. A. Tuchler, of Golden Gate, No. 3, S. F., was 

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serving of special mention for their professional services 
rendered. They worked early and late, responded to every 
call and were ready at a moment's notice. Dr. Menefee was 
taken around considerably in the automobile referred to 
under the head Drayage. Dr. Tuchler had a private con- 
veyance of his own. I think Dr. J. F. King, Yosemite, No. 
3 0, Merced, Cal., is entitled to mention, although I have 
not been able to learn the extent of his services. 

Within a few days after the disaster an organization of 
San Francisco Pythians, with A. E. Lucas as Chairman and 
Ernest Ulman as Secretary, assisted by C. S. Hoffman, R. 
W. McGarvie, P. Kronnick, J. M. Adtkins, A. C. Kull, W. T. 
Shipperly, A. Hoffman, H. Willweber, J. Munsil, P. H. Kane, 
L. A. Haeckl, J. A. McCaddon and Samuel Fischer, opened a 
registration office in a car at the corner of Sutter and Fill- 
more streets, and opened the supply depot at 1831 
Devisadero street, which supply depot, like all the rest in 
San Francisco, was supplied with provisions, shoes and 
some general clothing from the public supplies forwarded 
from all sections of the country. 

OAKLAND. 
The local Relief Committee here consisted of the follow- 
ing: George Samuels, Chairman; J. Sloan, Present Grand 
Trustee, Treasurer; Frank Larmer, C. B. Hood, A. C. Ayers, 
H. H. Weed, O. C. Bryan, George Gushee, W. P. Williams, 
M. Bock, and the following Rathbone Sisters: Mrs. E. 
Covey, Mrs. L. Lewis, Mrs. Language and Mrs. Theresa 
Mann. This Committee operated up to May 1st. 

OAKLAND CONTINUED. 

Beginning with May 1st, at the time I entered work, 
there was associated with me, until May 8th, the following' 
A. C. Ayers, H. H. Weed and W. P. Williams, and the fol- 
lowing Rathbone Sisters: Mrs. L. Lewis and Mrs. Language. 

Mrs. Theresa Mann was Chairman of the Local Committee 
of Rathbone Sisters and was engaged in Relief Work for 
months, operating more or less from this station, but at 
all times rendering valuable assistance. 

Mrs. Louise Holmes, Grand Mistress Records and Cor- 
respondence of the Rathbone Sisters, called very frequently 
and rendered valuable service. 



104 REPORT BY TREASURER 

Mrs. Clara Martin, Grand Chief of the Rathbone Sisters, 
called very frequently, reported cases needing assistance 
and this department co-operated with her in several cases. 

OAKLAND, BEGINNING MAY FIRST. 
The regular working force of members, omitting those 
above referred to, who remained until May 8th, were: F. 
B. Larmer, G. E. Gushee and O. C. Bryan, (after consider- 
able service, O. C. Bryan left to enter other employment 
and he was succeeded by C. B. Pearson, of Van Wert Lodge, 
No. 13 0, Van Wert, Ohio.) Mrs. E. Covey, member Calanthe 
Temple, No. 6, Rathbone Sisters, Oakland, and wife of 
Frank Covey, member Nemo Lodge, No. 161, Stockton. All 
of these rendered faithful and valuable service. 

PRESIDIO, (UNITED STATES MILITARY STATION). 

Separated from San Francisco only by a boundary line. 
General Funston was in charge at this place. 

Nearly all the members of Mars Lorge, No. 202, (now 
consolidated with some other lodges under the name of 
Phoenix Lodge, No. 53), were connected with United States 
Military Service, and many of them were stationed at the 
Presidio. The most active member of Mars Lodge was 
Brother H. J. Purcell, who has been in government service 
for at least thirty years, and has charge of the transporta- 
tion department at the Presidio, being designated by the 
rather unique title, Wagon Master. It is his business to 
see that everything in this department is put in motion 
when the occasion requires. You can readily understand 
that his position, during the early period of the disaster, 
and beginning on the morning of the same, required not 
only immediate, but prompt, strenuous and continuous ser- 
vice, early and late. For an ordinary man this work would 
have been to the extent of his physical and mental re- 
sources. But Brother Purcell, while performing this duty, 
rendered service in behalf of Pythianism, which words are 
inadequate to describe, AND BECAUSE OF HIS POSITION 
THE WHOLE STORY IS NOT SUBJECT TO PUBLICA- 
TION. Fortunate, indeed, it was for the Pythians of San 
Francisco that the Order had such a man as Brother Pur- 
cell in position at the Presidio. His years of service in 
several parts of the United States and his experience in 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 105 

times of past extremity, where prompt, decisive actions 
were required, had trained him to meet emergencies in the 
best way possible. In the midst of his strenuous duty, he 
brought the Pythian forces at the Presidio into a wonder- 
ful, systematic organization. A band of SCOUTS, made up 
of members of the Pythian Order, was a unique product of 
his organizing ability. These Scouts were under instruc- 
tion to hunt up Pythians and their families, who were in 
distress, and direct them to report to Brother Purcell for 
food, clothing, shoes, etc., etc., etc. Money was not lacking 
if needed. 

H. P. Adams, John Alger and William McAuliff with a 
wagon were sent to Golden Gate Avenue, where nearly all 
of the Subordinate Lodges of San Francisco held their 
meetings^ to save all K. P. property and take it to the Pre- 
sidio for safety. They arrived in the city by 8 o'clock a. m., 
on the day of the disaster, but were prevented by the 
authorities from entering the building, although the fire 
did not reach this place until about noon. John Alger re- 
turned to the Presidio, and with H. H. Hill, was dispatched 
to hunt up resident members. H. P. Adams remained in 
the city to work and rendered very valuable service there. 

When the refugees began to arrive at the Presidio, 
Brother Purcell dispatched the following members of Mars 
Lodge to the following points with instructions to direct 
members in need to him: William Cullum to Camp No. 2, 
Tennessee Hollow; J. K. Waggaman to Camp No. 1, Gen- 
eral Hospital; C. Monyhan to Camp No. 3, Golden Gate 
Park; G. M. Eaglin to Camp No. 8, Emergency Hospital; 
J. J. Doisron to Union Square; H. W. Chamber to Main 
Camp of Employees; J. McGlone, Presidio, proper; William 
Kaufman, Supply Department. 

Frank McNulty and George McNulty, of Golden City, No. 
63, of San Francisco, acted as Couriers between the Pre- 
sidio and different parts of San Francisco, securing and 
carrying information, keeping in touch with the situation, 
traveling early and late, much of the time afoot, and ren- 
dering great service. 

A. J. Andrews, of Ivanhoe, No. 5, was assigned to duty 
at Main Road; F. G. Dyer, California, No. 1, was assigned 
to duty at Harbor View Camp; P. Moran, Golden Gate, No. 
3, was assigned to duty at Mess House; W. L. Bolton, Har- 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 107 

monie, No. 15, was assigned to duty at Main Camp of Em- 
ployees, Presidio Wharf. 

Brother A. Hincken, of South San Francisco Lodge, No. 
45, was the FIRST one to respond TO SERVICE WITH A 
WAGON. For three days he made two or three trips 
daily for supplies, and, when it is taken into consideration 
that he lived in South San Francisco, having a very long- 
distance to travel, it is difficult to determine when or where 
he slept or rested. 

Brother J. J. Curry, California, No. 1, appeared on the 
scene of action very early with a horse and wagon and 
worked early and late. 

I am advised that Brothers William McAuliff and W. D. 
Mikels deserve mention for individual acts of relief to those 
in distress, and that Brother McAuliff probably found more 
members of the Order in need of shoes and clothing than 
any other member, but Brother W. L. Bolton has an envia- 
ble record in that respect. 

It is impossible to enumerate even more than the general 
character of relief which was afforded by this organization 
of workers. They were all of the "Strenuous" type of men, 
capable of doing with ease things that would test to the 
breaking-down point the physical powers of ordinary men. 
The brightest page of the Relief Work done in the early 
days of the disaster was written at the Presidio. 

GENERAL COMMENTS. 

I feel that there was very little imposition, if any, on 
the Order in the relief administered. In all my transac- 
tions I was very careful to sound the applicants thoroughly. 
When one sits down and looks another person square into 
the eyes and seeks in conversation by questioning to con- 
vince himself whether the applicant is telling the truth or 
not, it is not such a very difficult thing to arrive at a cor- 
rect conclusion. I must say that with very few exceptions 
the utmost frankness prevailed among all those with whom 
I was brought into direct contact. There was no attempt 
to conceal anything whatever in regard to membership. 
While, in some cases, the members were probably not in 
good standing, and in some rare cases there may have been 
a suspension, of then recent date, for non-payment of dues, 
yet there was no attempt to conceal such facts. The real 



108 REPORT BY TREASURER 

point I aimed to get was whether the person had really- 
been a member of practically recent date, and was worthy 
enough to be entitled to a relief consideration, which was 
broad enough to cover up mere technicalities. If any other 
plan had been pursued there was opportunity for denying 
a purely just relief. In these cases I am referring to 
members of foreign lodges, and to whom relief, if they 
were entitled to any, had to be given without particular 
delay. They nearly all possessed some sufficient evidence 
of membership and the major part of them were above 
the average person in intelligence. 

In a few instances, in rendering temporary relief, where 
the orders for shoes or some article of clothing were sent 
from San Francisco, in the early and rushing times, there 
is a slight break in the record. Shoes were sent on orders 
to San Francisco for F. Baruch, L. Bimby and G. Balser, 
but I do not find any record as to the lodges to which they 
belonged. I am in doubt as to Alfred H. Browne or Mrs. 
Alfred H. Browne, who was supplied with shoes at the 
Devisadero Street Depot. 

There is also data missing as to J. D. Kamp, who was 
supplied in San Francisco with shoes and who also obtained 
provisions at the K. P. Depot. In each instance the record 
shows Georgia, No. 55, but no such Lodge appears in the 
directory, that is, assuming that No. 55 referred to a lodge 
in Georgia. But in any event the foregoing relates merely 
to minor details or matters, and there must have been some 
evidence or showing in some way, either by receipt or 
knowledge of the workings of a Lodge, to those in charge 
at the S. F. Depots to convince them of membership. 

One of the early cases in Oakland, which came up di- 
rectly to George Samuels and myself, was that of W. Kain, 
who desired a few barber supplies, costing but a few dol- 
lars. The record shows him as being a member of Queen 
City, No. 55, Austin, Minn. But the directory does not show 
any such lodge as Queen City in Austin or in any other 
part of Minnesota, but does show that No. 55 is Austin 
Lodge, at Austin. Possibly he was a member of that 
lodge. 

In another case, in which I was directly interested in 
handling, and the record of which was taken down steno- 
graphically, D. L. Goodhart, whose wife was furnished 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 109 

transportation to Los Angeles at a cost of $7.50, and who 
was relieved in cash to the extent of $10.00, appears by 
the record to have been a member of Queen City, No. 7, 
Utah, but there is no such lodge in that state and the 
nearest to it is Garden City, No. 10, at Provo, Utah, but 
there is a mistake, which I cannot solve. 1 remember the 
instance and remember that there was some written evi- 
dence of membership, but here my memory fails, and in 
the record I simply note the error in data. 

I think the foregoing covers every point in regard to 
missing data, and when I look back over the field of work, 
I think it fortunate that the details were kept so well in 
command as to membership. 

The stores got muddled. One of the railroad officials 
told me that all the railroads had either too much or too 
little cash to tally with their records, and one of the em- 
ployees from the railroad office called at our headquarters 
to get necessary data from bills rendered by the company 
and which had been paid. These were simply cases of such 
rush that some records of the transaction had not been 
taken or had been lost in the mixup. 

One of the employees in the railroad office congratulated 
himself upon the fact that he had $500 more cash than his 
record of transportation called for. He stated that it was 
fortunate that his record did not call for $500 more cash 
than he had, in which case he would have been in a quan- 
dary what to do. But, these are cases where money passed 
back and forth in payment and change and it would have 
been marvelous to have had everything tally to a cent. But 
in view of these cases, I think we were fortunate in being 
able to preserve such a complete record as to membership 
in the individual cases. 

I attach to this some sundry data, which may prove in- 
teresting, even if it does not serve some useful purpose. 

SUBORDINATE LODGE RELIEF COMMITTEES. 
The Relief Committees, appointed by the several Subor- 
dinate Lodges of San Francisco to investigate the appli- 
cants of their respective lodges who sought permanent re- 
lief, upon their applications, by recommending or disap- 
proving the same, occupied trust positions, requiring the 
exercise of good judgment and tact, and involving no small 




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CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. Ill 

amount of time and labor. Honestly, earnestly and consci- 
entiously they performed their Pythian duties. I take 
pleasure in giving the names of the members constituting 
those Committees, specifying the respective lodges which 
they represented: 

South San Francisco, No. 4 5 — Charles Milly, Samuei 
Hansen, Peter H. Hulff. 

California, No. 1 — J. J. Neuenberg, Henry Beaver, A. E. 
Neuenberg. 

Damon, No. 2 — A. T. Davis, Geo. L. Martin, J. H. Danton. 

Golden Gate, No. 3 — F. A. Mecredy, M. A. Samuels, 
George King. 

Laurel, No. 4 — J. E. Westoby, P. K. Kronnick, Ernest 
Ulman, D. W. Saylor. 

Alemania, No. 8 — W. J. Tuska, K. Winter, P. H. Kane, 
S. Vock, W. L. Davis. 

Eureka, No. 9 — Fred L. Esker, Fred Klein, Geo. H. 
Broderson. 

Harmonie, No. 15 — Anton M. Kruekel, Henry Willweber, 
John Attinger, Wm. L. Bolton. 

Myrtle, No. 16 — R. E. Davis, C. S. Hoffman, F. Reeb. 

Syracuse, No. 58 — A. J. Paulist, Ira M. Wheeler, Charles 
Striker. 

Unity, No. 61 — S. W. Gates, Geo. F. Lang, W. T. Ship- 
perly. 

Golden City, No. 6 3 — George M. Dixson, Ed M. Coffey. 
H. J. Purcell, R. F. Lange. 

Roma, No. 147— G. Marioni, A. D. Andrea, G. Penna, G. 
Baldissone. 

Jefferson, No. 179 — A. N. Codeglia, M. D. Martini, M. 
Landucci, G. Pisani, M. Martignoli. 

Sequoia, No. 188 — Chas. S. Penn, T. A. Donlon, I. 
Schwartz, J. C. Weber, Ernest Duden. 

Ivanhoe, No. 5 — L. A. Haeckl, A. P. Duver, C. T. Lyman, 
A. F. Veale, C. V. Bregard. 

Fairmount Lodge, No. 108 — R. E. Lane, C. Giebel, NicK 
Blum, A. E. Carlisle. 

Bay City, No. 117 — Chas. C. Morris, J. M. Adkins, Sam- 
uel Fischer. 

Mars, No. 202 — H. T. Adams, William Kaufman, H. J.. 
Purcell. 



112 REPORT BY TREASURER 

BLANKS. 

Feeling that the various blanks adopted for the work of 
relief should appear as a part of the permanent record of 
such relief, I attach hereto copies of the following forms: 

"To whom presented," Order for clothing. 

Requisition for permanent supplies. 

Individual receipts for permanent supplies. 

Application for relief. 

Specimen voucher check. 

Form of letter of notification to various Subordinate 
Lodges throughout the Supreme Domain. 

Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias Relief Department. 
For California. 

To Whom Presented in San Francisco: 

Please deliver to John Doe suit clothes not exceeding 

$ ■ in cost.. Make out bill to John Doe and have him 

sign it, showing receipt of the clothes. 

Upon presentation of bill, accompanied by this order, to 
the foregoing address, the same will be paid. 

Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias Relief Committee. 
By R. F. BURNS, Chairman. 

The foregoing represents the general form of a "To 
Whom Presented" order for clothing. 

GENERAL FORM OF REQUISITION OF ORDER ON A 
FIRM FOR PERMANENT SUPPLIES. 

Jefferson Lodge, No. 179. 
Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias Relief Committee. 
To John Doe Co.: 

Please deliver for Frank Jones the following: 
(Here follows itemized list of articles with cost of each.) 
Charge to Committee. Attach this to your bill as au-< 
thority. (.Signed) R. F. BURNS. 

GENERAL FORM OF INDIVIDUAL RECEIPTS FOR PER- 
MANENT SUPPLIES DELIVERED. 
John Doe, member California Lodge, No. 1, San Francisco, 

and residing at 500 Fair Oak street, San Francisco, Cal. 

Oh this 1st day of August, 1906, received of the Supreme 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 113 

Lodge Knights of Pythias Relief Committee, and delivered 
to me at the foregoing address, the following: 

(Here follows itemized list of every article delivered.) 
(Signed) JOHN DOE. 

Knights of Pythias Relief Committee. 
California. 

APPLICATION. 

Full name and address . . 

Address April 18, 1906 

Name, number and location of. Lodge 

Dues paid to Age 

Business 

Married or single? 

How many in family? 

What property have you? 

What loss did you sustain? 

Have you received, or are you now receiving, aid? 

If so, from whom? 

Are you now employed? 

By wham? Amount of salary? . . . ... . 

Loss of salary? 

Physical condition 

If injured, by what cause? . . . 

What insurance (fire, life and accident) did you carry?.. 



Debts? 

Give a Pythian reference 



Report and recommendation of Lodge Committee: 



DISPOSITION. 

Action of Grand Lodge Committee: 



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*Report must be signed by not less than two members 
of Lodge Committee. 

K. of P., Relief Committee. 

12th and Franklin Streets. 

Oakland; Cal., June 8, 1907. 
No. 304. Boyson's Pharmacy, San Francisco, Cal.: 
To prescription filled and medicine supplied for J. R. 
Beatty, Damon, No. 2, as per receipted bill at- 
tached '. $2 .40 

(Copy of No. 304 outstanding.) 

Approved for payment. 

$ Oakland, Cal., 190 . . 

Pay to the order of .• Dollars 

in full of the within account and charge to Pythian Relief 
Fund. PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 

By 

To First National Bank, Oakland, Cal. 

Knights of Pythias Depot of Relief Supplies 
1831 Devisadero Street. 

San Francisco, June 12, 1906. 

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of Lodge, No 

Brother Knights — So that your lodge may have such in- 
formation as we possess concerning its members residing 
in this city at the time of the recent calamity, I take occa- 
sion to say that almost immediately upon the heels of the 
great disaster our Order set about relieving the distress 
of its members and their families, and for that purpose 
established stations or depots in different parts of the city, 
from which supplies, in the way of food, clothing, beds, bed- 
ding and other necessaries of life, as the exigences at the 
time and circumstances required were distributed. 



116 REPORT BY TREASURER 

A register of all Knights visiting these stations or apply^ 
ing for relief was opened and the addresses and lodge 
name and number entered. In that register we find the 
name of one of your members. 

, who, although registered, has 

not asked assistance. (Or asked and received it, as the 
case may be.) 

Each Knight is made to know that if in need he and his 
family are welcome to the relief and that provision is made 
to supply them with the necessaries of life until employ- 
ment is found (which we assist them in doing) and they 
are able to maintain themselves and those dependent upon 
them. 

You doubtless know that the fund which makes the re- 
lief possible has been created by the voluntary subscription 
of Subordinate Lodges and individual members and is be- 
ing controlled and disbursed by Supreme Lodge, under 
the immediate supervision of Major General Stobbart, of 
the Uniform Rank, and as before stated, as long as neces- 
sities for relief continue, so long the relief will be ex- 
tended. 

If any apology be necessary for the length of this letter 
my excuse is that I consider every lodge entitled to,, know 
what our Order is doing for the relief of sufferers as well 
as to furnish such information as we can concerning the 
whereabouts and conditions of the members resident here. 
Knowing you will appreciate the spirit in which we write 
and with best wishes for the lodge, I am, 

Respectfully Submitted, 
ROBERT F. BURNS, Chairman." 



OTHER RELIEF WORK. 

The foregoing report does not include any part of the 
relief work performed by the Relief Committee of the 
Grand Lodge of California, into whose hands, I am in- 
formed, a considerable sum, contributed by various Subordi- 
nate and Grand Lodges from throughout the entire Supreme 
Domain, was delivered, and whose work was conducted in- 
dependently of the work of this committee. 

I have no means of knowing what the fund, so contrib- 
uted, amounted to, nor how it was disbursed. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 117 

SALARIES. 
A word from me on this subject is proper as some com- 
ment has been made thereon. The difficulties of handling 
relief work of this kind, where one charged with the duty 
could only be on the ground occasionally, must be apparent 
and I consider the Order most fortunate in having secured 
the entire time and most excellent ability of Colonel Robert 
F. Burns, whom I appointed, and who agreed to accept a 
salary much below his normal earning power, he being 
willing to make the sacrifice in behalf of the Order. The 
balance of expenditure for salaries, as explained, was in 
the nature of relief work and the various salaries paid 
were generally below, and never in excess of the earning 
capacity of the appointees. In reviewing the enormous 
amount of work performed, the detail involved and the 
results obtained, I regard the expenditure in this behalf, 
as exceedingly low and eminently satisfactory. 

APPRECIATION. 
It is but right and fitting that I should officially express 
my sincere and grateful appreciation of the generous and 
loyal co-operation on the part of General Charles F. Mc- 
Glashan, commanding the California Brigade Uniform 
Rank Knights of Pythias; the extremely meritorious and 
wonderfully effective service rendered by Colonel Robert 
F. Burns, Assistant Quartermaster General of that Brigade, 
under whose direct supervision and control this magnificent 
work in behalf of Pythianism was consummated; no day 
was too long and no task in behalf of the stricken mem- 
bers of our Order was too laborious for him to undertake. 
He rendered heroic service under conditions appalling to 
the strongest. The work brought many difficulties and 
perplexities, all of which he met in a spirit dominated by 
the thought that Pythianism was in the balance and 
should not be found wanting; to Colonel T. J. Crowley and 
Captain J. K. Ritter I extend my keen appreciation and 
thanks, they responded nobly and well and at a time when 
loyalty and conscientious work meant much; to all those 
other sterling Knights and Sisters mentioned in the report 
of Colonel Burns as having rendered assistance during the 
Relief operations, I offer my sincere appreciation and thanks 
with the hope that our country will never again witness such 



118 REPORT BY TREASURER 

a sad catastrophe, at the same time realizing that if at any 
time in the future the Pythian Order needs their assist- 
ance individually or collectively, their response will tie as 
prompt and their service as generous as it was during the 
trying times of 1906. 

TIME CONSUMED. 

There are many within the Pythian Order who believing 
that the termination of Relief work was unnecessarily de- 
layed and that because the few weeks immediately follow- 
ing the disaster did not witness heavy expenditures from 
the funds, the conclusion that the disaster was not nearly 
so widespread as the foregoing report shows, justified the 
belief that the entire fund would not be required and that 
the work could be closed in a few weeks. The foregoing 
report, it seems to me, conclusively answers this position, 
and I will merely supplement it by stating that during the 
few weeks immediately following the disaster, the Relief 
measures were confined almost exclusively to the subject 
of temporary relief, that is, the furnishing of foodstuffs, 
clothing and, in some cases, transportation. During that 
period, however, the data upon which the extension of 
Relief work to that of permanent assistance or rehabilita- 
tion was being gathered and the disbursements increased 
very materially from that time on. 

In this connection I clip the following from the report 
of Colonel Bruns as being appropos: 

"Other dark days will come, but when or where we do 
not know. The future will call some Pythians to arduous 
duties on great fields of Pythian relief. Upon them will 
devolve unexpected responsibilities, bringing worriments 
and untold perplexities, with weary brains and tired bodies 
from long days and sleepless nights. When these times 
come, take this advice: Think not of the critics, freed 
from responsibility and care, standing on some eminence 
overlooking the scene of strenuous action, yet comfortably 
distant from its labors, searching for opportunities to find 
fault with the workers, while proclaiming to themselves 
how this or that should be done, and complimenting them 
selves on how admirably they would do it. but doing noth- 
ing. 
• "Cast doubts to the winds and act. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 119 

"From the beginning, give from the bounty prompted by 
the heart, not from the limitations suggested by the purse, 
remembering that Pythianism teaches a Charity "as bound- 
less as the shores of time.' 

"When the purse is approaching depletion, prove the 
sincerity of that teaching by calling for more sentiment 
vitalized by gold and silver. Doubt not its coming. Py- 
thianism does mean what it teaches. It has never failed 
in the hour of need. Generously did it contribute last 
year. It will respond to your call without measure. Trust 
it. Only in such a way can relief, truly worthy of the 
name, be administered fraternally." 

Respectfully submitted, 

ARTHUR J. STOBBART, 
Major General-Disbursing Officer. 




A Relief Camp. 
Part Two page 120. 
Part Three page 149. 



120 REPORT BY TREASURER 

Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias. 

October 2 3, 1906— Morning Session. Page 10501. 

CALIFORNIA RELIEF FUND. 
The following resolution was offered and referred to the 
committee on the state of the order: 
(Document 77.) 

It appearing that numerous subordinate lodges, and 
others, transmitted subscriptions in aid of our stricken 
brethren of California, directly to the officers of the Grand 
Lodge of California and others, such amounts not being 
included in the preliminary report of Treasurer Neal; now 
Be it resolved by the Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias, 
That Treasurer Neal be and he is hereby directed to secure 
from the officers of the Grand Lodge of California and from 
the San Francisco Relief Bureau, and from any other re- 
liable source of information, a full and complete statement 
of all moneys received by them for California relief matters, 
such statement to include the name, number and location 
of each lodge, and the name of each individual so contrib- 
uting" together with the amount of each contribution, and 
said treasurer shall include all such information in his final 
report as treasurer of the California relief fund, for the 
purpose of a permanent record. 

Further resolved, That the contributions named in the 
report of receipts submitted by Supreme Representative 
Samuels be also included in such final report. 
JAMES B. GALLAGHER, Mom, 
HAMILTON DOUGLAS, Ga., 
ARTHUR J. STOBBART, Major General, 
H. P. BROWN, Texas, 
JNO. M. ADAMS, Texas, 
JOHN F. C. WALDO, La. 
(For report of committee on this document, recommend- 
ing its adoption, see document 187.) 

CALIFORNIA RELIEF FUND. 

The committee on the state of the order submitted the 
appended report, -which was adopted: 
Document 187. 
To the Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias: 

Your committee, to whom was referred document No. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 121 

77, in reference to the California disaster, would respect- 
fully report as follows: 

We have carefully examined said document, which di- 
rects C. F. S. Neal, who was appointed by the Supreme 
Chancellor as an officer to look after the collection of money 
for the relief of our stricken brethren in said state, to re- 
port, if possible, all the money that was collected from the 
various grand domains; that he should make a report of the 
same; that he should secure the amounts that were paid by 
said grand domains, if possible, and that he should 
make a report to the Supreme Lodge; that said report should 
include all moneys received by him as treasurer of the 
California relief fund. The document further directs that 
all contributions named in the report of receipts submitted 
by Supreme Representative Samuels be also included in 
the last final report. 

Your committee, believing that all moneys paid to per- 
sons should be strictly accounted for, has conversed with 
Brother Neal concerning the moneys received by him. 
Brother Samuels, being a member of this committee, is 
also conversant with all matters pertaining to the relief of 
Pythians in California, and while Brother Samuels had no 
part in the action of this committee concerning this report, 
yet we believe that it is but just to say of him that his 
example as a Pythian knight is one of the best in our 
country, and we commend his brotherly action in giving 
of his money, time and energy to the Pythian fraternity. 

Your committee, believing that it is to the interest of 
our order that they know how much money was received 
from all sources, recommend that the resolution be adopted. 

JOHN J. BROWN, Chairman. 

ROBT. G. STEEL, 

W. T. SPRAKE, 

W. L. BRADSHAW, 

H. O. KLINE, 

D. C. RICHARDSON, 

J. E. BOWEN, 
. C. W. HINSON, 

C. L. YOUNG, 

JOUETT HENRY, 

B. I. SALINGER, 

Committee. 



122 REPORT BY TREASURER 

Document No. 11, Page 7842. 

From Journal Proceedings Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias 
of California, 1907. 

REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. 

San Francisco, Cal., May 20, 1907. 
To the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias of California: 

Brother Knights: — Herewith enclosed find, as required 
by law, abstract of minutes of meetings of this Committee, 
together with report of Special Committee on Relief, ap- 
pointed by this Council, as follows, to-wit: 
—Minutes- 
Pursuant to special notice from the Grand Chancellor, 
the Executive Council of the Grand Lodge, Knights of 
Pythias, assembled in the Hotel Metropole, in the city of 
Oakland, on the 28th day of April, 1906. ' There were pres- 
ent Grand Chancellor D. C. Clark, Grand Vice-Chancellor 
M. L. Short, Junior Past Grand Chancellor R. F. Burns, 
Grand Master of Exchequer S. G. Little; and G. K. of R. 
and S., H. Schaffner. Past Grand Chancellors Geo. E. 
Church, C. F. McGlashan, Supreme Representative Geo. 
Samuels, and Past Chancellor E. E. Bush of Mussel Slough 
Lodge No. 66, of Hanford, were also present. 

As the reason for this assembly the Grand Chancellor 
mentioned the fact of the calamity with which our State 
(Domain) had been visited on the 18th day of April, 1906, 
and especially in the destruction by fire of a large portion 
of the city of San Francisco. He also read the following 
telegram: 

Oroville, Cal., April 21, 1906. 
D. C. Clark, Santa Cruz, Cal.: 

Oroville and Utah Construction Company arranging for 
care of five thousand people. Please cancel Grand Lodge 
session here. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS COMMITTEE. 

Upon motion duly carried, the vote being unanimous, it 
was decided that the Grand Lodge Convention of 1906 be 
postponed until and to the third Monday of May, 1907, and 
then to be held in the city of Oakland. 

Upon motion duly carried, it was unanimously deter- 
mined that the amount appropriated for the mileage of 
representatives to the Grand Lodge Convention of 1906, 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 123 

postponed as above mentioned, should be applied and de- 
voted to the relief of brethren whose condition should re- 
quire it by reason of the calamity elsewhere mentioned. 

Upon motion duly carried, it was determined that an ap- 
peal for aid issue to the California Lodges upon the discre- 
tion of the Grand Chancellor, all moneys contributed to be 
remitted to the G. K. of R. and S., to be distributed by a 
special committee to be appointed by the Grand Chancellor. 
Special Committee on Relief, appointed by the Grand 
Chancellor: Past Grand Chancellor Samuels, Grand Chan- 
cellor Clark, and G. K. of R. and S. Schaffner. 
The following telegram wes presented: 

Galveston, Texas, April 2 3, 1906. 
To General Charles H. McGlashan, Truckee, Cal.: 

I have dispatched Major-General Stobbart, disbursing offi- 
cer for the Pythian Relief Fund. Meet him Metropole Ho- 
tel, Oakland, Friday morning next. 

CHARLES E. SHIVELEY, 

Supreme Chancellor. 
To which the following protest was made: 

Oakland, Cal., April 28, 1906. 
Charles E. Shiveley, Supreme Chancellor, K. of P. r 
Richmond, Ind.: 
General Stobbart has not arrived. California Pythians 
organized perfect system of relief committees immediately 
after disaster and situation is well in hand and every 
Pythian is receiving ample assistance. We are acting by 
authority of Grand Lodge of California and must continue 
to control all Pythian relief work. We feel you do hot 
understand situation or else you would not endanger har- 
mony by employing other disbursing agency than the Ex- 
ecutive Council, Grand Lodge of California. 

DAVID C. CLARK, 
Grand Chancellor. 
Said protest being unanimously adopted. 
To this protest came the following response: 

Richmond, Ind., April 30, 1906. 
David C. Clark, care of A. J. Stobbart, 
Metropole Hotel, Oakland, Cal.: 
No interference of relief intended but I must know that 
everything is all right. Sent Stobbart and Neal there for 
that purpose. No reflection on anybody. Was not able to 



124 REPORT BY TREASURER 

hear from anybody there for a week. Sent several tele- 
grams. I shall expect work carried out as directed. 

CHARLES E. SHIVELEY, 

Supreme Chancellor. 
Upon motion duly carried, the G. K. of R. and S. was au- 
thorized to establish the Grand Lodge office, temporarily, 
in the city of Oakland, Supreme Representative Samuels 
tendering the use of his offices, which was accepted with 
thanks of the Council. 

The meeting then adjourned. 

San Francisco, Cal., May 20, 1907. 
To the Executive Council, Grand Lodge, 
Knights of Pythias of California. 
Brother Knights: — Your Special Committee, appointed 
for the purpose of receiving contributions and distributing 
relief to members of our Order, residing at points that 
were damaged by earthquake or devastated by fire, respect- 
fully report as follows, to-wit: 
The receipts have been: 

BRITISH COLUMBIA. 
(G. S.) Far West Lodge No. 1, Victoria $ 100.00 
(H. S.) Nelson No. 25, Nelson (paid 

to Major General) 25.00 

(H. S.)Fernie No. 31, Fernie 16.00 

*(G. S.) Vancouver Lodges 301.20 

' $ 442.20 



*See details at close this report, marked "A." 
CALIFORNIA. 

(H. S.) Triangle No. 12, Trinity Center $ 50.00 

(G. S.) Richmond No. 13, Richmond.. 25.00 
(B. R.) Paso Robles No. 14, Paso Ro- 

bles -. 49.85 

(B. R.) Fidelity No. 23, Napa 25.00 

(B. R.) Milo No. 48, Nevada City 25.00 

(G. S.) Castle No. 62, Red Bluff 125.00 

(H. S.) Seaside No. 64, Carpinteria. . . 25.00 

(G. S.) Kern No. 76, Bakersfield 250.00 

(H. S.) Perseverance No. 77, Crescent 

City 100.00 

(H. S.) Oak Leaf No. 86, Lincoln 41.00 

(G. C.) Santa Maria No. 90, Santa 

Maria 250.00 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 125 

(H. S.) Suisun No. Ill, Suisun 100.00 

(G. C.) Sunnyside No. 112, Riverside. . 100.00 

(H. S.) Themis No. 146, Escondido. . . 50.00 
(H. S.) Castle Rock No. 151 Santa 

Barbara 100.00 

(G. S.) Red Star No. 153, San Diego. . 500.00 

(B. R.) Beatrice No. 154, San Lucas. . 50.00 

(G. S.) Auburn No. 198, Auburn 75.00 

(H. S.) Coulterville No. 201, Coulter- 

ville 25.00 

(G. S.) Inyo No. 206, Bishop 100.00 

(H. S.) Fremont No. 215, French Gulch 50.00 

(G. S.) Carters No. 221, Carters 50.00 

(G. S.) Ontario No. 222, Ontario 25.00 

(G. S.) Keswick No. 223, Taylor 34.00 

(H. S.) Garberville No. 225, Garber- 

ville 50.00 

(G. C.) Scott Valley No. 229, Etna 

Mills 100.00 

(G. S.) D. Bercovich of Lodge No. 172, 

Oakland 5.00 

(H. S.) Grand Lodge 6,000.00 

(G. S.) City of Santa Monica 25.00 



COLORADO. 

* (G. C.) Grand Domain $2,141.50 

(G. C.) Larimer No. 101, Fort Collins 100.00 



8,404.85 



2,241.50 



*See details at close this report marked "B." 

CONNECTICUT. 

(H. S.) Joseph Dowall, No. 40, Bridgeport 25.00 

FLORIDA. 
(H. S.) Columbia No. 35, Fort White $ 10.00 
(H. S.) Carnahan Company, No. 11, 

Tampa 10.00 



20.00 

GEORGIA. 
(H. S.) Unity No. 66, Fitzgerald 10.00 



126 REPORT BY TREASURER 

TERRITORY OF HAWAII. 

(H. S.) Mystic No. 2, Honolulu $ 500.00 

(H. S.) Aloha No. 3, Wailuku, Maul.. 247.00 
(H. S.) Maile No. 4, Honokaa 100.00 

847.00 

ILLINOIS. 

(G. C.) Arcana No. 409, Chicago 10.00 

INDIANA. 

(H. S.) Boonville No. 64, Boonville 25.00 

INDIAN TERRITORY. 

(G. C.) Capital No. 63, Tishomingo 10.00 

IOWA. 

(G. C.) Damon No.' 10, Davenport 100.00 

KANSAS. 

(G. C.) Kinsley No. 196, Kinsley 30.00 

LOUISIANA. 

*(G. C.) Grand Domain 1,095.50 

*See Details at close this report, marked "C." 
MAINE. 

(G. C.) Colonel Brewer No. 56, Brewer 25.00 

MASSACHUSETTS. 
(H. S.) Beverly No. 103, Beverly .... $~ 25.00 
(B. R.) Paul Revere No. 156, Lynn. . . 25.00 

50.00 

MICHIGAN. 

*(G. C.) Grand Domain 2,358.05 

*See details at close this report, marked "D." 
MISSOURI. 
(B. R.) Independence No. 3, Inde- 
pendence $ 100.00 

(G. C.) Sicilian No. 59, Kansas City.. 100.00 

■ 200.00 

MONTANA. 
*(G. S.) Ivanhoe and Calanthe Lodges $ 300.00 

(H. S.) Allandale No. 35, Havre 25.00 

(H. S.) Damon No. 1, Butte 50.0.0 

■ 375.00 

*See details at close this report marked "DD." 
NEBRASKA. 
(B. R.) Harmonie No. 48, Wymore 10.00 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 127 

MINNESOTA. 

(G. S.) Hermion No. 18, Minneapolis 25.00 

NORTH DAKOTA. 
(G. S.) S. A. Lewis of Carrington No. 11, Car- 

rington 5.00 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. ■ 

* (H. S.) ,Grand Domain 704.50 

*See details at close this report marked "E." 
NEW YORK. 

(B.R.) Dauntless No. 81, Elmira 50.00 

OHIO. 
(G. S.) Franklin No. 5, Columbus ...$ 50.00 
(B. R.) Champion No. 581, Cleveland 50.00 

■ 100.00 

OREGON. 
(G. S.) Alpha No. 47, Roseburg, and 
Juventus No. 4 8, Cottage 

Grove $ 28.00 

(B. R.) Holmes No. 101, St. Johns... 18.00 

*(G. C.) Grand Domain 1,825.75 

■ 1,871.75 

*See details at close this report marked "F." 
PENNSYLVANIA. 

(H. S.) Defiance No. 335, Newtown ' 25.00 

TEXAS. 

(G. C.) Texas No. 1, Houston $ 100.00 

(G. C.) Humboldt No. 9, Galveston... 100.00 
(G. C.) Midlothian No. 50, Temple. .. . 100.00 

(G. S.) Belton No. 51, Belton 50.00 

(G. C.) Jefferson No. 55, Beaumont.. 50.00 

(G. S.) El Paso No. 82, El Paso. 80.00 

■ 480.00 

UTAH. 
*(G. S.) Grand Domain (by G. C, J. 

M. Beattie $ 500.00 

**(H. S.) Grand Domain 350.00 

850.00 

*See details at close this report marked "G." 
**See details at close this report marked "H." 
VIRGINIA. 
(H. S.) Syracuse No. 5, Richmond 25.00 



128 REPORT BY TREASURER 

WASHINGTON. 
(H. S.) Coeur d'Alene No. 12, Colfax $ 50.00 
(G. S.) Whatcom No. 109, Bellingham 200.00 
(G. S.) Red Cross No. 28, Spokane... 500.00 

750.00 



Pythian Sisterhood. 



PENNSYLVANIA. 
(H. S.) Mystic Assembly, No. 11, Crof- 

ton $ 50.00 

(H. S.) Homestead Assembly, No. 2, 

Homestead ...... 5.00 

(H. S.) Mountain City Assembly, No. 

4, Altoona 50.00 

(H. S.) Barclay Assembly, No. 6, 

McKeesport 5.00 

(H. S.) Pride of Dunlo Assembly, No. 

8, Dunlo 10.00 

(H. S.) Flood City Assembly, No. 10, 

Johnstown 25.00 

(H. S.) Ernst Assembly, No. 12, Punx- - 

atawney 5.00 

(H. S.) Tube City Assembly, No. 17, 

McKeesport 2.00 

(H. S.) Barnesboro Assembly. No. 20, 

Barnesboro 1.00 

(H. S.) Thistle Assembly, No. 23, 

Yatesboro 1.00 

(H. S.) Glen Richey Assembly, No. 27, 

Glen Richey 5.00 

159.00 



Dramatic Orcier Knights of Khorassan. 

(H. S.) Imperial Palace $ 50.00 

(G. S.) Suez Temple, Charlotte, N. C. 100.00 

150.00 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 129 

Miscellaneous. 

(G. S.) S. R. Andrews $. 5.00 

(G. S.) Contributions on transportation 30.00 



35.00 



Total $21,509.35 

Explanation: 

(G. C.) — Contributions received by Grand Chancellor. 
(B. R.) — Contributions received by Bureau of Relief. 
(G. S.) — Contributions received by Supreme Representa- 
tive George Samuels. 

(H. S.) — Contributions received by G. K. of R. and S., 
H. Schaffner. 

DISTRIBUTED. 

Advertising $ 3.50 

Investigation , 156.00 

Grand Chancellor (telegrams) . . 30.20 

Grand Chancellor (R. R. and hotel, 3 6 

visits to San Francisco) .... 864.00 

Major General A. J. Stobbart 25.00 

Printing 22.50 

• $ 1,101.20 

By Geo. Samuels (not itemized, mainly relief) . 2,133.45 
Relief (160 families, 450 persons) 7,812.15 

Total expended $11,046.80 

UNEXPENDED BALANCE. 

Grand Chancellor $1,636.60 

G. K. of R. and S 2,825.95 

Grand Lodge Fund 6,000.00 

■ 10,462.55 

Total contributions received $21,509.35 

We make no recommendation concerning the disposition 
to be made of this "unexpended balance." We are of the 
opinion, however, that but little further relief of this kind 
is now required, and such as may be necessary can be taken 
care of in the usual manner, by the Lodges in which the 
applicants may hold membership. 



130 REPORT BY TREASURER 

A few words, here, of historic import may not he amiss; 
hence we venture to incorporate it in this report. 

April 18, 1906: San Francisco and vicinity was visited 
by an earthquake of unusual severity, causing much damage 
to property and, as thus far reported, the loss of life of 
three (3) members of our Order. 

April 18-21, 1906: At San Francisco, a conflagration, 
raging for three days, followed the earth convulsion, devas- 
tating an area of four and one-half (4^) square miles of 
territory, destroying 25,000 buildings, rendering homeless 
about 200,000 people, and causing a property loss of over 
$350,000,000, of which loss not to exceed $175,000,000 
was recovered by insurance payments. 

Santa Rosa also suffered considerable loss by both 
"shake" and fire, while at San Jose, Healdsburg and other 
localities much damage resulted from the "trembler." 

April 2 2, 1906: Relief Station was established in Oak- 
land by and operated under the supervision of Supreme 
Representative George Samuels, and a corps of enthusiastic 
assistants. 

April 22, 1906: Ernest Ulman, Secretary of the San 
Francisco Bureau of Relief, established a relief station in 
an abandoned street car at Sutter and Fillmore streets, 
co-operating later with another relief station subsequently 
established. 

April 22, 1906: Relief Station established at 1831 
Devisadero Street, by a hurriedly organized relief commit- 
tee composed of members of nearly every San Francisco 
Lodge, A. E. Lucas being selected as President, Ernest 
Ulman as Secretary, and H. Schaffner as' Treasurer. Sub- 
stations were established at 18th and Dolores Streets, and 
in Golden Gate Park. Until superseded by paid assistants, 
representing the Supreme Chancellor's Relief Fund, at 
these stations the following named brethren served, with- 
out remuneration or hope of reward other than the con- 
sciousness of having performed, voluntarily, a self-imposed 
Pythian duty, as well as a duty to humanity: 
A. E. Lucas, No. 1. P. H. Kane, No. 8. 

W. T. Shipperly, No. 61. Maj. Keenan, No. 3. 

J. M. Adkins, No. 117. M. A. Samuels, No. 3. 

Ernest Ulman, No. 4. F. McNulty, No. 63. 

Herman Schaffner, No. 63. D. W. Saylor, No. 4. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 131 

L. A. Haeckl, No. 5. E. I. Fullalove, No. 16. 

R. W. McGarvie, No. 61. J. A. McCaddin. 

H. Willweber, No. 15. Dr. J. S. Meneffe, Areata, Cal 

Louis Meyer, No. 4. Dr. A. T. Veale, No. 5. 

C. S. Hoffman, No. 16. Dr. Wymore, No. 61. 

J. Minsil, No. 1. Dr. Preston, No. 5 3. 

P. K. Kronnick, No. 4. 
April 30, 1906: Transfer of relief stations to represen- 
tatives of Supreme Chancellor. 

To May 20, 1907: Continuation of distribution of relief 
to distressed brethren or their dependents, by your Grand 
Lodge Relief Committee. 

All of which is respectfully and fraternally submitted. 
D. C- CLARK, G. C. 
W. C. GRAVES, P. G. C. 
H. SCHAFFNER, G. K. R. S. 

Committee. 



Exhibit "A." 

Grand Lodge of British Columbia 
Knights of Pythias. 

Nelson, B. C, September 17th, 1906. 
C. F. S. Neal, Esq., Chicago, 111. 

Dear Sir and Brother: I having received many letters 
of enquiry re your report issued California Relief Fund, 
from the members of this Domain, beg leave to submit to 
you the enclosed copy of returns which I have taken the 
trouble to obtain. This is a correct statement of the total 
subscriptions sent forward, and would ask that in your 
final report to the Supreme Lodge you give us credit for 
our total amount subscribed. 

Remaining yours in F. C. and B., 

WILLIAM IRVINE, G. C. 

SUBSCRIPTIONS TO CALIFORNIA RELIEF FUND. 

Knights of Pythias, Domain of British Columbia. 

Date. Lodge. To Whom Sent. Amount. 

April 1, Far West, No. 1 Live Oak Lodge $ 100.00 

May 5, Ladysmith, No. 2 C. F. S. Neal 25.00 

May 5, Vancouver, No. 3 George Samuels.... 142.00 

April 27, Nananimo, No. 4 C. F. S. Neal 50.00 



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REPORT BY TREASURER 



May 2, Royal, No. 6 C. 


F. 


S. Neal 


25.00 


May 1, Rathbone, No. 7. ...... .George Samuels.. 


60.00 


April 25, Mt. Pleasant, No. 11;. George Samuels.. 


100.00 


May 22, Benevolence, No. 14.... C. 


F. 


S. Neal 


30.00 


May 20, Maple, No. 15 C. 


F 


S. Neal 


30.00 


May 22, Granite, No. 16 C. 


F. 


S. Neal 


25.00 


April 26, Victoria, No. 17 C. 


F. 


S. Neal 


50.00 


May 4, Primrose, No. 20 C. 


F. 


S. Neal 


10.00 


May 4, Rossland, No. 21 C. 


F. 


S. Neal 


50.00 


April 30, New Denver, No. 22.. C. 


F. 


S. N'eal 


20.00 


May 3, Trail, No. 23 C. 


F. 
F. 


S. Neal 

S. Neal 


100.00 


April 24, Nelson, No. 25 C. 


25.00 


May 2, Gold Range, No. 26 C. 


F. 


S. Neal 


25.00 


May 17, Okanagan, No. 27 C. 


F. 


S. Neal 


6.75 


April 26, Phoenix, No. 28 C. 


F. 


S. Neal 


100.00 


May 2, Greenwood, No. 29 C. 


F. 


S. Neal 


25.00. 


May 1, Grand Forks, No. 30 C. 


F. 


S. Neal 


25.00 


May 8, Tmir, No. 32 C. 


F. 

F. 


S. Neal 

S. Neal 


10.00 


May 5, Crescent, No. 33 C. 


50.00 


May 15, Midway, No. 36, C. 


F. 


S. Neal . 


100.00 


Total 


$1,183.75 
$ 781.75 


Total amount forwarded to C. F 


. s. 


Neal ..... 


Total amount forwarded to Geo. 


Samuels 


302.00 


Total amount forwarded to Live 


Oal 


: Lodge. . . . 


100.00 


Total 


.$1,183.75 


WILLIAM IRVINE, 


G. C. 



Exhibit "B. n 

COLORADO. 
(From Journal of proceedings 1906 Grand Lodge of Colo- 
rado, page 13 5, Grand Chancellor's Report.) 
The following lodges, with the amounts set opposite, are 
the contributions received at the office of the Grand Keeper 
of Records and Seal for California Relief: 



Colorado No. 1 ... $ 


50.00 


Myrtle No. 34. . . 


50.00 


Damon No. 2 


25.00 


Erie No. 35 


25.00 


Rocky Mountain 




Petroleum No. 36 


50.00 


No. 3 


50.00 


Richmond No. 37 


25.00 


Black Hawk No. 4 


50.00 


Roaring Fork 




Gilpin No. 5 


100.00 


No. 40 


25.00 


Clear Creek No. 9 


5.00 


*Denver No. 41 . . 


174.50 


Idaho No. 13 


5.00 


** Snowy Range 




Georgetown No. 17 


25.00 


No. 43 


35,00 



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133 



Iron Mountain 




Solon No. 46 


25.00 


No. 19 


10.00 


El Paso No. 47. . 


50.00 


Progress No. 20 . . 


25.00 


Lone Star No. 51. 


10.00 


Hercules No. 21 . . 


25.00 


Pueblo No. 52. . . 


50.00 


Montezuma No. 2 2 


50.00 


Eureka No. 56 . . . 


5.00 


Coronado No. 25 . . 


25.00 


Manitou No. 57. . 


20.00 


La Junta No. 28 . . 


25.00 


***Rathbone 




Greeley No. 31. . . 


15.00 


No. 59 


57.00 


Washington No. 3 2 


50.00 


Snow Flake No. 61 


25.00 


Cascade No. 33 . . . 


25.00 


Lignite No. 64 . . . 


15.00 


Silver State No. 65 


50.00 


Sylvanite No. 93. . 


100.00 


Calanthe No. 66. . 


100.00 


Aztec No. 94 ... . 


10.00 


Sherman No. 67. . 


30.00 


Victor No. 95. . . . 


100.00 


Brush No. 69 


15.00 


Valley No. 98 


10.00 


I. X. L. No. 70. . . 


25.00 


Centurion No. 100 


10.00 


Jerome No. 73 . . . 


25.00 


Harmony No. 102 


13.00 


Alma No. 75. . . . 


15.00 


Peerless No. 103. . 


10.00 


Boulder No. 76. . . 


11.00 


Syracuse No. Ill 


10.00 


New Castle No. 7 9 


25.00 


Bessemer No. 115 


10.00 


****Enterprise 




*****Edith 




No. 81 


71.00 


No. 118' 


105.00 


Silver Glace No. 82 


15.00 


Otero No. 121. . . 


10.00 


Eagle No. 83 


10.00 


Platte Valley 




Grand Mesa No. 84 


25.00 


No. 122 


25.00 


Columbia No. 87. 


10.00 


Junction No. 124 . . 


25.00 


Gold Nugget 










No. 89 


25.00 


Total $2,141.50 


Mineral No. 91 . . . 


25.00 






Fisher's Peak 








No. 92 


25.00 







* includes $124.50 individual contribution. 
** includes $10.00 individual contribution! 
*** includes $7.00 individual contribution. 
**** includes $21.00 individual contribution. 
***** includes $55.00 individual contribution. 
In addition to the above other Lodges contributed 
through relief committees of the towns wherein located. 



134 REPORT BY TREASURER 



Supreme Government Knights of Pythias. 
Executive Department. 

CHARLES E. SHIVELEY, 

Supreme Chancellor. 

Richmond, Ind., May 4, 1906. 
Hon. O. B. Bennett, Grand Chancellor, Colorado Springs, 
Colo. 

Dear Sir and Brother: I just read your letter of May 
1st, and thank you for the very prompt and energetic man- 
ner in which you have conducted the California Pythian 
Aid Fund matter. I note your request that you be advised 
of the amounts received by Brother Neal from your Grand 
Domain. This will be done. A complete and systematic 
set of books are being kept, and all Grand Domains will 
receive credit for the amount of money that is received by 
Brother Neal. 

You can send future amounts donated to either Brother 
Neal or Grand Chancellor David C. Clark, Santa Cruz, Cal- 
ifornia. Fraternally yours, 

CHAS. E. SHIVELEY, 

(Diet. C. E. S.) Supreme Chancellor. 

In compliance with the suggestions made in the last 
paragraph of that letter, I continued to remit the funds 
as fast as they were received to Grand Chancellor David C. 
Clark. On May 7th the Grand Keeper of Records and Seal 
forwarded $1,471.00, since which time the entire amount 
of contributions which this Domain has sent to the relief 
'of the Pythians in California reaches the magnificent sum 
of $2,141.50. In addition, $20.00 received by Brother- C. 
F. S. Neal, of Chicago, from Colorado (receipt of which 
is acknowledged, and which has been forwarded), makes 
the total contributions of this Grand Domain $2,161.50. 

I am sure that the membership of Colorado must con- 
gratulate themselves upon the splendid and substantial aid 
offered the brothers of the California Domain, and that 
they have truly been "the rainbow to the storms of life; 
the- evening beam that smiles the clouds away." 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 



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Exhibit "C." LOUISIANA. 

(From Official Circular No. 7, Grand Chancellor Howard 
Lytle, August 8, 1906.) 
The following amounts were received at the Office of the 
Grand Lodge and forwarded direct to the Grand Chancellor 
of the Grand Domain of California: 



Geo. M. Leahy. . .$ 


25.00 r 


Onward No. 95 . . . 


15.00 1 


Audobon No. 90. . 


25.00 ^ 


Paragon No. 16 . . 


10.00 ( 


Confidence No. 131 


25.00 i 


Maurepas No. 154 


15.00 i 


Shiloh Lodge. 


47.50 I 


Lafayette No. 37. 


15.00 ] 


Alexandria No. 33 


25.00 i 


Damon No. 2 . . . . 


50.00 ( 


Hercules No. 68. . 


25.00 ] 


Myrtle No. 47. . . . 


10.00 ( 


Calanthe No. 10. . 


25.00 \ 


Kentwood No. 160 


25.00* : 


Washington No. 75 


25.00 


Halcyon No. 66. . 


10.00 ( 


Ivy No. 93 


10.00 1 


Ruston No. 70. . . 


25.00 ^ 


Virginius No. 88 . . 


20.00 r 


Orleans No. 1 . . . . 


25.00 ( 


Lexington No. 73. 


20.00 1 


Bon Ami No. 155 


25.00 i 


Centennial No. 100 


20.00 J 


St. Landry No. 157 


25.00 


Mer Rouge No. Ill 


10.00 ( 


Many No. 144 . . . 


5.00 r 


McKinley No. 153 


15.00 ] 


Iberville No. 86. . 


25.00 1 


St. Mary No. 44. . . 


25.00 I 


Ivanhoe No. 22 . . . 


10.00 


DeSoto No. 125. . 


10.00 


The above amount 


has been 



Thistle No. 60. . . 
Providence No. 2 8 
Winnsboro No. 146 
Capitol No. 2 9. . . 
St. Quentin No. 77 
American No. 62 
Metairie No. 126 
Eagle No. 57. 
Alma No. 42 . . 
Caddo No. 147 
Iberia No. 39. 
Crowley No. 8 5 
Syracuse No. 50 
Natchitoches 

No. 89 

Crescent No. 3 . 
Excelsior No. 74 
Virginia No. 13 6 
Trout No. 164. 
Opelousas No. 15 8 
Vidalia No. 108. 
Arcadia No. 110 . 
Reliance No. 36. . 
Triumph No. 82. 
Columbia No. 5 2 
Tivoli No. 25. . . 
Rathbone No. 103 
Kenilworth No. 59 
Members Tivoli 2 5 



5.00 
50.00 
25.00 
20.00 
10.00 
10.00 
25.00 
25.00 

5.00 
11.00 
15.00 
25.00 
25.00 

20.00 
10.00 
5.00 
5.00 
10.00 
20.00 
10.00 
10.00 
20.00 
10.00 
15.00 
25.00 
10.00 
16.00 
16.50 



Total $1,095.50 

forwarded to D. C. Clark, 
the Grand Chancellor of California, in two remittances; 
first exchange of $900.00; second exchange of $195.50. 
Respectfully, 

JNO. A. McLEAN, Treasurer. 



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It will be seen that the amount sent direct from 

the Grand Domain was $1,095.50 

Sent through the Mayor by Perseverance Lodge 

No. 48 25.00 

Sent through Times-Democrat from Bayou Sara 

No. 15 . 25.00 

Sent through C. F. S. Neal, Treasurer 137.00 

Total $1,282.50 



Exhibit "D." 



MICHIGAN. 



Grand Chancellor C. A. Palmer in his report to the Grand 
Lodge of Michigan, October 2, 1906, says: "It is a further 
cause for satisfaction to know that the $500.00 telegraphed 
from Michigan was the first contribution received by Cali- 
fornia Pythians." 

(Prom Proceedings Grand Lodge of Michigan 1906, p. 70.) 
— Receipts from Lodges for San Francisco Relief Fund — 
Olympic No. 1 . 
Eureka No. 2 . . 
Myrtle No. 4 . . 
Marquette No. 5 
Leroy No. 9 . . . 
Saginaw No. 10 
Hastings No. 13 
Port Huron No. 17 
Charter No. 18 
Pontiac No. 19 . 
Palmer No. 20. 
Fortress No. . 21 
Bay City No. 23 
Kalamazoo No. 25 
Mecosta No. 26. 
Ivanhoe No. 27 
Muskegon No. 3 2 
Zenith No. 33. 
Hope No. 36. . 
Maple City No. 3 9 
Hermoine No. 41. . 



25.00 


Delton No. 118. . 


5.00 


25.00 


Theseus No. 119. . 


10.00 


10.00 


Fortuna No. 120. 


39.00 


20.00 


Valley City No. 124 


50.00 


10.00 


Ludington No. 125 


19.00 


10.00 


Hematite No. 129 


5.00 


20.00 


Charity No. 131. . 


20.00 


15.00 


Bessemer No. 132 


40.00 


50.00 


Columbia No. 144 


10.00 


10.00 


Nonpareil No. 146 


5.00 


25.00 


Cedar Creek 




5.00 


No. 147 


10.00 


10.00 


Birmingham 




35.00 


No. 149 .-. 


5.00 


20.00 


Castle No. 153. . . 


25.00 


5.00 


Imperial No. 154 


25.00 


25.00 


Gladstone No. 163 


50.00 


50.00 


L'anse No. 164 . . . 


3.00 


10.00 


Pythagoras 




10.00 


No. 165 ... 


15.00 


25.00 


Queen City No. 167 


20.00 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 



137 



Gauntlet No. 42. 


37.30 


Mt. Clemens 




Three Rivers 




No. 168 


50.00 


No. 43 


10.00 


Phoenix No. 171. . 


25.00 


Cadillac No. 46. . 


15.00 


Unity No. 174. . . 


10.00 


Garfield No. 47. . 


25.00 


Delray No. 177. . . 


50.00 


St. Louis No. 49. 


10.00 


Marshall No. 179 


46.75 


Calanthe No. 50 . 


5.00 


Mayflower No. 183 


15.00 


Red Cross No. 5: 


L 10.00 


Tecumseh No. 190 


25.00 


Detroit No. 55. . 


25. OX) 


Oakland No. 192. . 


10.00 


Nekahnis No. 58 . 


10.00 


Pomona No. 193. . 


25.00 


Summit No. 60. . 


5.00 


Apollo No. 195. . . 


10.00 


Nepessing No. 62 


10.00 


Central Lake 




Riverside No. 67 . 


50.00 


No. 197 


25.00 


Friendship No. 6! 


) 5.00 


Laurium No. 202. 


5.00 


Mason No. 70 . . 


10.00 


Morenci No. 203. . 


10.00 


Warren No. 71 . . 


5.00 


St. Charles No. 208 


5.00 


Traverse City 




Valentine No. 209 


2.00 


No. 73 


75.00 


Birdseye No. 211 . . 


5.00 


Osceola No. 77. . 


5.00 


Wyandotte No. 213 


25.00 


Crescent No. 85 . 


5.00 


McKinley No. 217 


5.00 


Peninsular No. 8( 


5 25.00 


Galesburg No. 2 20 


5.00 


Kalkaska No. 87 . 


25.00 


Cement City 




Cowan No. 89. . 


25.00 


No. 223 


25.00 


Evergreen No. 9] 


L 25.00 


Greenland No. 226 


10.00 


Lakeside No. 92. . 




Caro No. 231. .. . 


5.00 


Gateway No. 93 . 


10.00 


Douglas Lake 




Clare No. 97 




No. 233 ...... 


10.00 


Escanaba No. 9 8 


10.00 


Boyne City No. 235 


10.00 


Manistee No. 99 . 


50.00 


Chassell No. 23 6. . 


25.00 


Mystic No. 100. . 


5.00 


River Rouge 




Rathbone No. 10! 


I 5.00 


No. 237 . 


10.00 


Wayne No. 104. . 


100.00 


25 and 170 on 




Hancock No. 109 


10.00 


family banquet. 


6.00 


Decatur No. 112. 


10.00 
10.00 






Beacon No. 113. 


Total $1,868.05 


Othello No. 116. 


10.00 








— Disbursements — 




Wired Grand Ch 


ancellor David C. Clark from 




Grand Lodge 


funds . . . 


% 


500.00 


Sent to David C. 


Clark, Grand Chancellor, drafts 

% 


1,868.05 




2,368,05 



138 



REPORT BY TREASURER 



Grand Haven, No. 224, sent direct 

Owosso, No. 81, sent through local committee 



25.00 
50.00 



Making a total known of $2,443.05 

Besides other amounts unknown sent through local com- 
mittees. 
Local lodges sent direct to C. F. S. Neal, Chicago $ 23.50 



Making a grand total from Michigan of. . . .$2,466.55 
W. E. Hampton, G. K. R. and S., in a letter addressed to 
Treasurer Neal, says: "Naturally, there was surprise in 
some quarters when the preliminary report showed but a 
paltry sum as coming from Michigan, but of course, for this 
you are in no wise to blame. However, you can, under 
the instruction given in Doc. 77, give Michigan proper cred- 
it, and I trust you may be able to also let it be known, as 
a matter of record, that ours was the first money sent to 
California." 



Exhibit "D. D." 

MONTANA. 

Ivanhoe No. 5...$ 100.00 Calantha No. 40 . . 100.00 

Oswego No. 9.... 100.00 . 

Total $ 300.00 



Exhibit "E." 

NEW HAMPSHIRE. 
(Prom circular letter of G. K. of R. & S., E. K. Webster.) 

Concord, N. H., July 30, 1906. 
Brothers — The following is a list of the Lodges and the 
amounts they contributed for the relief of our suffering 
Brethren in San Francisco. Fraternally, 

E. K. WEBSTER, G. K. R. S. 



Damon No. 9 .... $ 
Prospect No. 13 . . 
Olive Branch No. 6 
Advance No. 37 . . 
Golden Rule No. 45 
Mt. Gardner No. 55 
Norris No. 16 ... . 



50.00 


Silver Brook 




10.00 


No. 59 


25.00 


25.00 


St. Andrews No. 21 


25.00 


20.00 


Syracuse No. 27. . 


25.00 


25.00 


Myrtle No. 60... 


5.00 


20.00 


Concord No. 8 . . . 


20.00 


50.00 


Rindge No. 39. . . 


5.00 



CALIFORNIA PYTHAIN RELIEF FUND. 



139 



Kearsarge No. 4 8 


10.00 


Liberty No. 6 5. . . 


15.00 


Mt. Cardigan 




Claremont No. 15. 


17.00 


No. 31 


10.00 


Vigilant No. 54 . . 


10.00 


Wentworth No. 22 


25.00 


Rickingham 




Nashua No. 5 . . . . 


63.00 


No. 2 9 


10.00 


Crany Hill No. 52 


25.00 


Endicott Rock 




Queen City No. 3 4 


15.00 


No. 23 


25.00 


Granite No. 3 . . . . 


10.00 


Roaring Brook 




Swamscott No. 2 . . 


25.00 


No. 41 


25.00 


Rock Rimmon 




Sullivan No. 2 6. . 


15.00 


No. 44 


10.00 


Passaconaway 




Individuals, Rock 




No. 49 


14.50 


Rimmon No. 44 


5.00 


Colebrook No. 3 8 


25.00 


Harmony No. 11 . . 


25.00 






, 




Pioneer No. 1 . . . , 


10.00 


Total $ 


704.50 


Grasmere No. 58. . 


10.00 






Exhibit "F." 










OREGON. 





Grand Lodge of Oregon 
Knights of Pythias. 

Office of Grand Keeper of Records and Seal. 

Salem, Oregon, November 29, 1907. 
C. F. S. Neal, Treasurer California Pythian Relief Fund, 
Chicago, 111. 
Dear Sir and Brother — Inclosed you will find a complete 
statement of the relief forwarded by the different lodges 
of this Domain to the aid of the California Pythians, as far 
as the same has come to the knowledge of this office. 

The sum of $1,952.20 was sent direct to the Grand Chan- 
cellor of the Domain of California, for which I hold his re- 
ceipts. This was done by the order -of M. F. Davis, who 
was then Grand Chancellor of the Domain of Oregon. 

I certainly expect, after reading the resolutions of the 
Supreme Lodge, that the contributions will be credited to 
each lodge as per the inclosed lir>t, and that each lodge con- 
tributing shall receive a copy of your report. 

I expect, to see you personally at Boston in 1908. 
Fraternally yours, 
L. R. STINSON, G. K. of R. & S. 



140 



REPORT BY TREASURER 



Contributions from Oregon to California Earthquake Dis- 
aster. (Page 84, Grand Lodge Journal, 1907.) 



Granite No. 2 3. . 


.$ 50.00 


Aurora No. 54 . . 


25.00 


Central No. 18. . 


25.00 


Hermes No. 56. . 


30.00 


Alpha No. 4 7. . . 


20.00 


Delphi No. 64. . . 


100.00 


Leonidas No. 36 . 


5.00 


Delphos No. 39. 


20.00 


Avon No. 62. . . 


10.00 


Orion No. 73. . . 


50.00 


Calanthe No. 21. 


25.00 


Stevens No. 49 . . 


25.00 


Cataract No. 76. 


25.00 


Diana No. 63. . . 


25.00 


Doric No. 20. . . 


25.00 


Pythagoras No. 4 


6 75.00 


Nekanakum 




Juventus No. 48 . 


23.50 


No. 88 


89.50 


Golden No. 82. . 


40.00 


Gauntlet No. 8 . . 


100.00 


Arion No. 57 . . . 


6.00 


Talisman No. 31 . 


50.00 


Valley No. 11.. 


25.00 


Kinsmen No. 87 . 


50.00 


Klamath No. 99. 


30.00 


Homer No. 45 . . 


50.00 


Myrtle No. 3 . . . 


25.00 


Helmet No. 33. . 


50.00 


Lycurgus No. 72 . 


50.00 


Blue Mountain 




Lom'ax No. 93 . . 


20.00 


No. 2 8 


100.00 


Phoenix No. 14. 


15.00 


* Damon No. 4 . . 


100.00 


Sumpter No. 84. 


25.00 


Enterprise No. 9 


4 25.00 


Irvine No. 86. . . 


50.00 


Poseidon No. 95 . 


54.00 


Phalanx No. 14. 


100.00 


Hercules No. 51 . 


25.00 


Astor No. 6 . . . . 


50.00 


Waucoma No. 30 


15.00 


Triumph No. 80. 


13.20 


Laurel No. 7 . . . 


50.00 


Friendship No. 9 . 


150.00 


Red Cross No. 2 
Nekanakum 


7 25.00 






Total 


.$1,9.52.20 


No. 88 


11.00 







In addition to the above there was forwarded direct to 
Relief Committee in San Francisco the following: 



Ivanhoe No. 1 . . . 


•250.00 


burg, first mon- 


Holmes No. 101. . 


18.00 


ey sent 


Rainbow No. 97 






(sent to C. F. S. 




Total .... 


Neal, Treas., . . 


15.00 




District Convention 




Total, Oregon. . . . 


held at Rose- 




*See report Tr< 



28.00 



$ 311.00 



$2,263.20 
sas. Neal. 

The above has come to this office, but there may have 
been.other money forwarded direct. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 141 

Exhibit "G." 

UTAH. 

(From Grand Lodge proceedings May, 1906.) 

— Appeal for Aid — ■ 

Upon hearing of the San Francisco disaster, I, with other 

Grand Lodge Officers, telegraphed to Grand Chancellor 

Clark, to draw on us for $500. Not hearing, we expressed 

$500 in currency, to Sup. Rep. George Samuels and sent the 

following message: 

Salt Lake City, April 26, 1906. 
George Samuels, 12th and Franklin Streets, Oakland, Cal. 
Expressed today $500, also clothing, blankets, etc. 

J. M. BEATIE, G. C. 
I received answer as follows: 

Oakland, Cal., April 30, 1906. 
J. M. Beatie, G. C, Salt Lake City: 

Dear Brother — God bless you for your timely sympathy 
and relief for our distressed brethren.. We are working 
night and day relieving the distressed, are thoroughly or- 
ganized and are now in good shape. General Stobbart and 
C. F. S. Neal are here and I think we will not be required 
to call on you again. Will answer letter of the 27th more 
fully when time will permit and I know your cases will go 
very far towards alleviating the suffering. 

In Haste, Fraternally Yours, 

GEORGE SAMUELS. 
The following is letter referred to above: 
Mr. George Samuels, Pythian Castle, 12th and Franklin 
Streets, Oakland, Cal. 
Dear Sir and Brother — We sincerely sympathize with 
you in your deep distress and are trying to do all in our 
power to aid all those sufferers who are passing through 
our city, and also those who are still there with you. We 
sent you by express today, $500, (five hundred dollars), 
and on tonight's express, we are sending blankets, hosiery 
and underwear, as requested in your wire to Brother Farns- 
worth. This has been delayed on account of transportation. 
We collected a good deal of clothing of all kinds, but the 
railroads refused to transport it to you free, unless we sent 
it to the Red Cross Society, so we thought it best to dis- 
tribute it to the people who are coming through here, who 
are very destitute. We have tried several times to get you 



142 REPORT BY TREASURER 

by wire, but find it impossible, so thought we would find 
you by letter sooner. Hoping you will notify us when 
other help is needed. I have sent out an appeal to all the 
Subordinate Lodges throughout the state for aid, and am 
waiting to hear from them. We will do our best for you 
in this, your hour of sorrow and need, hoping we shall hear 
from you soon. Yours fraternally in P. C. B., 

J. M. BEATIE, G. C. 

Received the following telegram: 

Fort Worth, Texas. 
G. C. K. P., Care H. C. Wardleigh, Odgen: 

Issue appeal to each of your Subordinate Lodges for aid 
to California Pythians, directing that funds be transmitted 
to C. P. S. Neal, President Board of Control, Manhattan 
Building, Chicago. Treasurer will disburse same. 

CHAS. E. SHIVELEY, 

Supreme Chancellor. 

Appeal issued as follows: 
To all Lodges, Knights of Pythias, Grand Domain of Utah: 

Brothers — I have just received a telegram from Supreme 
Chancellor, Charles E. Shiveley, in behalf of our brothers 
in San Francisco, who are in such sore distress. The oc- 
casion is one which requires that substantial aid be furn- 
ished them at once and I appeal to you, one and all, in 
their behalf, to appropriate for their benefit such aid as you 
can afford, hoping that you will be both prompt and gener- 
ous, to relieve their distress. Please send same to H. C. 
Wardleigh, G. K. R. S., Ogden, Utah. 

When we first heard of the terrible disaster that has be- 
fallen our brothers in California, I, with other Grand Lodge 
Officers, wired $500 to them at once for their immediate 
needs. Hoping this meets with your approval. 

Yours fraternally in F. C. & B., 
(Signed) J. M. Beatie, G. C. 

Document No. 11. 

Murray, Utah, May 16, 1907. 
To the Grand Lodge of Utah, K. of P.: 

Your Committee appointed to report to the Grand Lodge 
in the matter of the appropriation for the San Francisco 
relief, beg leave to report as follows: 

.1. We heartily commend the promptness with which 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 143 

the Grand Chancellor and Grand Lodge Officers responded 
to the call, by immediately sending $500.00 in currency to 
George Samuels, Supreme Representative and Chairman ui 
the Relief Committee, at Oakland, California, as a contribu- 
tion from the Grand Lodge of Utah. 

2. We, therefore, recommend the ratification of the ac- 
tion of the Grand Lodge Officers, and further recommend 
that $500.00 be appropriated from the funds of # the Grand 
Lodge to the Scofield Relief Committee, from which said 
sum was borrowed. 

3. The Grand Lodge Officers also sent by express to 
Brother George Samuels, blankets, clothing, etc., which 
cost the sum of $316.33. 

Your committee are advised that the amount of about 
$650.00 has been contributed by a number of the Subordin- 
ate Lodges of this Domain and it is expected that other 
contributions will be made. The money so contributed is 
now in the hands of the G. K. R. S. Your committee rec- 
ommend that from the contributions received, $316.33 be 
paid to the Scofield Relief Committee, from which said sum 
was borrowed and that the baLance of said sum, together 
with such other contributions as may be received by him, 
shall be forwarded to the Pythian Relief Committee of Cal- 
ifornia, as contributions from the Subordinate Lodges of 
Utah. L. H. FARNSWORTH. 

ALLEN T. SANFORD. 

J. M. BEATTIE. 

G. M. SULLIVAN. 

C. P. JENNINGS. 

JOHN S. CORLEW. 

C. I. DOUGLAS. 



Exhibit "H." 

Office of Grand Keeper of Records and Seal of the 
Grand Lodge Knights of Pythias 

Grand Domain of Utah. 

Ogden, Utah, January 1st, 1908. 
— San Francisco Relief Fund — ■ 
Oquirrh No. 17..$ 100.00 Mingo No. 6 .... 10.00 

Tintic No. 18 ... . 43.50 M. Schick 1.00 



144 



REPORT BY TREASURER 



Eagle No. 13 25.00 

Resolute No. 16. . 50.00 

Godiva No. 8. . . . 50.00 

Park No. 4 50.00 

Raven No. 21. ... . 25.00 
Clear Creek 

No. 22 50.00 

Garden City 

No. 10 10.00 

Damon No. 19 . . 10.00 

Rathbone No. 9.. 100.00 

Wasatch No. 24. . 25.00 

Lincoln No. 23. . . 25.00 
Calanthe-Myrtle 

No. 1 100.00 

H. C. 



Grand Lodge, Utah 500.00 



Total $1,174.50 

—Disbursed — • 

Grand Chancellor 

of California. . .$ 500.00 

G. Samuels, sup- 
plies 316.33 

H. Shaffner, draft 3 50.00 

Incidental expense 8.17 



Total $1,174.50 



Fraternally, 
WARDLEIGH, G. K. R. S. 



Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias. 

— Morning Session — ■ * 

October 22, 1906. 



CONTRIBUTIONS TO SAN FRANCISCO RELIEF FUND. 

Supreme Representative Samuels presented the following- 
document, which was ordered printed in the Official Record: 
Document 54. 
To the Supreme Lodge Knights of Pythias: 

On the 18th day of April, 19 06, San Francisco, Califor- 
nia, was devastated by a terrible conflagation and hundreds 
of our Pythian brethren lost business, homes and all of 
their worldly effects. 

The necessities of our stricken brethren and families de- 
manded immediate relief. • . 

The local lodges of the order at the city of Oakland, re- 
sponding to the demand, immediately instituted a system 
of relief; during the period the local committee was reliev- 
ing suffering humanity, numerous contributions were sent 
direct to the chairman of the local relief committee. 

These contributions were received before the appeal is- 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 



145 



sued by Supreme Chancellor Charles E. Shiveley was pro- 
mulgated by the grand chancellors throughout their various 
domains. 

It is but fair and just that the lodges which contributed 
so spontaneously and without waiting for an appeal should 
have their names enrolled among those which exemplified 
that "it is more blessed to give than to receive." 

In order to have this substantial recognition made in due 
manner, I herewith present the report of James R. Sloan, 
Grand Trustee of the Domain of California, custodian of 
the funds herein referred to, together with a report of the 
auditing committee, and respectively ask that the same be 
printed in the journal of proceedings of the Supreme Lodge. 

Fraternally submitted, 

GEORGE SAMUELS, Cal. 



Report of James R. Sloan, Grand Trustee, Custodian of 
lief Fund, Knights of Pythias Special Committee, 
Oakland, California. 
Cash received as follows: 

Auburn Lodge, No. 198, Auburn, Cal $ 75 

Richmond Lodge, No. 13, Cal 25 

Far West Lodge, No. 1, Victoria, B. C 100 

City of Santa Monica, Cal 2 5 

Alpha, No. 47, Juventus, No. 4 8, Oregon . 2 8 

Invo, No. 200, Cal ... 100 

Kern, No. 76, Cal 250 

Castle, No. 62, Cal 125 

Red Star, No. 153, San Diego, Cal 500 

Carters, No. 221, Carters, Cal 50 

Ontario, No. 222, Ontario, Cal 25 

Grand Domain Utah, per Grand Chancellor Beatie 500 

Ivanhoe, Calanthe, Owsego Lodges, Butte, Mont. 300 

Committee Vancouver Lodges, B. C 301 

Lodges El Paso, Texas 80 

Whatcome Lodge, No. 109, Bellingham, Wash.. 200 

Red Cross, No. 26, Spokane, Wash 500 

Franklin Lodge, No. 5, Ohio 50 

A. E. McCausland, Suez Temple, D. O. K. K., N. C. 100 

S. Belton, No. 51, Belton, Texas. • • • : • 50 



Re- 



.00 
.00 
.00 
.00 
.00 
.00 
.00 
.00 
.00 
.00 
.00 
.00 
.00 
.20 
.00 
.00 
.00 
.00 
.00 
.00 



146 REPORT BY TREASURER 

Keswick Lodge, No. 2 23, Keswick, Cal 34.00 

Hermion Lodge, No. 18, Minneapolis, Minn.... 25.00 

D. Bereovich, Piedmont, No. 172, Cal "... 5.00 

S. R. Andrews 5.00 

S. A. Lewis, Carrington, No. 11, North Dakota. . 5.00 

Contributions received on transportation 30.00 

Total $3,488.20 

Disbursed as per vouchers on file 2,133 . 45 

Balance on hand $1,354 .75 

To the Bureau of Relief: 

We, the undersigned committee, appointed to audit the 
accounts of Grand Trustee James R. Sloan, report that we 
have carefully examined the vouchers, and also the cash 
receipts and other expense accounts on file, and beg leave 
to report that the account submitted as above is true and 
correct in every detail; in our opinion, the amount of work 
accomplished by your executive board, compared with the 
very small expense, in relieving the sufferers, is the best 
and most remarkable showing that has ever been made by 
any committee under similar circumstances; the officers in 
charge of the affairs are entitled to the. highest praise for 
the able, efficient and economical manner in which their 
trust has been discharged. We recommend that the bal- 
ance on hand be forwarded to Grand Chancellor Clarke, 
to be added to the relief fund in the hand of the Grand 
Lodge Committee. Fraternally yours, 

E. SCHWARZBAUM, Piedmont Lodge, No. 172. 

C. B. HOOD, Live Oak Lodge, No. 17. 

JOHN N. BONHAM, Oakland Lodge, No. 103. 
Oakland, Cal., June 1, 1906. Special Auditing Com. 



Document 117. 

Resolved, That the Supreme Keeper of Records and Seal 
add as a foot note to the report of the California Relief 
Committee the amounts contributed by domains direct to 
the California Grand Lodge in aid of the sufferers from the 
calamity in San Francisco. LEO A. CARO, Mich. 

By the provisions of document 117, subsequently adopted, 
the Supreme Keeper of Records and Seal was directed to 



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append to the foregoing report a statement of ''the amounts 
contributed by domains direct to the California Grand 
Lodge in aid of the sufferers from the calamity in San 
Francisco." Following are the amounts alluded to, .\s re- 
ported to the Supreme Keeper of Records and Seal by the 
Grand Keepers of Records and Seal, in response to a circu- 
lar of enquiry: 



Arizona 


. .$ 500.00 


British Columbia . 468.00 


Colorado ... . 


. .2,141.50 


Florida 


25.00 


Iowa 


100.00 


Louisiana ... . 


. . 1,095.50 


Maryland ... . 


80.00 


Michigan ... . 


. . 2,443.05 


Missouri 


225.00 


Montana ... 


385.00 



New Hampshire . . 704.50 

New York 457.00 

Oregon 2,313.20 

South Carolina . . 70.00 

Texas 715.00 

Utah 1,156.33 

Washington 2,093.15 

Wisconsin 250.00 

Total $14,222.23 




LYDIA A. MONROE. 



Past Supreme Chief Pythian Sisters. 
Riverside, California. 



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WHAT THE PYTHIAN SISTERS DID FOR CALIFORNIA. 

From the proceedings of Supreme Temple Pythian Sis- 
ters' convention, 1906, held at New Orleans, La., page 115- 
118. Report of Lydia A. Monroe, Supreme Chief, viz: 
— Appeal for Aid — ■ 

On April 18, 1906, the most terrible calamity the world 
has ever known visited California when San Francisco was 
destroyed by an earthquake and fire. The destruction was 
complete and in a few days the large and wealthy city was 
devastated. Terrible suffering and privation followed until 
the great heart of the people at home and in foreign lands 
came to the rescue. Although my heart was heavy and 
sad with my own grief, I knew others were suffering in 
like manner, and felt the necessity for immediate action 
for the relief of many members of our Order in the stricken 
city, and had the following appeal printed in the shape of 
Circular No. 3, and sent copies to each Grand Chief suffi- 
cient for her Temples and mailed one to each Temple under 
Supreme Jurisdiction: 

OFFICIAL CIRCULAR, NO. 3. 

Office of Supreme Chief Rathbone Sisters. 

Riverside, California, April 2 3, 1906. 
To all Subordinate Temples Under Supreme and Grand 
Jurisdictions: 
My Dear Sisters — In the name of hundreds of Rathbone 
Sisters and Knights of Pythias of the stricken city of San 
Francisco, I appeal to you for aid and succor in their great 
distress and suffering in the loss of homes, personal effects, 
their means of livelihood, Castle halls, business, in fact in 
everything in many, many instances, but the clothing on 
their backs. No tongue or pen can express the horror and 
desolation of it all, and while our deepest sympathy goes 
out to each unfortunate, we must be up and doing and im- 
mediately send substantial financial help. Everything in 
the way of clothing, bedding and money is greatly needed. 



15 REPORT BY TREASURER 

If each of our 1700 Temples would contribute even the 
small sum of five dollars, and hundreds of them will surely 
be able to give a much larger Sum, and pack and ship from 
nearby points, clothing and bedding without delay, just 
think of the relief, comfort and happiness it would afford 
the recipients, to say nothing of the blessed peace and joy 
to the heart of the giver. Act promptly. 

The chairman of the Relief Committee for the Rathbone 
Sisters is Mrs. Lilly Samuels, Supreme Representative, 1267 
West street, Oakland, California, to whom all contributions 
should be sent. She and her committee will see that proper 
distribution is made and credit given for. the donations. 

Trusting for a speedy and generous response from each 
Temple and may Heaven richly reward your action of Sis- 
terly love and helpfulness in this hour of urgent need, I am, 

Faithfully and lovingly yours in P. L. E. and F., 

LYDIA A. MONROE, 

Supreme Chief. 
M. JOSIE NELSON, S. M. R. C. 

The response was prompt and generous. Over $4,000 in 
cash was received by Sister Lilly Samuels, chairman of the 
Relief Committee, and many boxes and bundles of bedding 
and wearing apparel. 

When I appointed Sister Samuels Chairman of Relief 
Committee it was without her consent, but knowing that 
no time must be lost in sending out the appeal for help and 
not being able to communicate with her promptly by wire 
or letter at that time, I took the liberty of naming her to 
the responsible position of receiving the contributions and 
being the custodian thereof with full power and authority 
to appoint her own assistants if she found it necessary. 
From my long and intimate acquaintance with Sister Sam- 
uels I knew her to be the soul of honor, trustworthy, pure 
in thought, word and deed, the ideal person for such work. 
I also knew that it was quite necessary to appoint some 
Sister as near to the stricken city as possible and felt cer- 
tain that if she could not attend to the matter, she would 
see that someone equally as trustworthy would. She has 
proven equal to the emergency and though the work has 
entailed a neglect of home and family, she has performed 
it with great credit to the Order and to herself. Too much 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 151 

praise cannot be given to her and the Sisters whom she 
asked to aid her in this humane work. I do not know the 
names of all, but have heard mention of Grand Chief Clara 
E. Martin; G. M. R. C, Louise Holmes, Sister Theresa Mann 
and Sister Nannie Bush. While other Orders and relief 
societies have paid large salaries to those distributing re- 
lief, our Sisters have worked incessantly to give comfort 
to the needy and distressed, receiving no salaries, but giv- 
ing of their time and energy freely and willingly. Our 
Order surely owes them a debt of gratitude. - 

At the time of the earthquake and fire we had five pros- 
perous Temples in the city of San Francisco and there were 
19 K. of P. Lodges. All but one Temple lost all their 
property and many of the members lost all personal be- 
longings. I do not know of any Sisters being killed when 
the shock struck the city, but several who were indisposed 
died shortly after from the terrible fright sustained. Many 
members were found among the destitute who belonged to 
Temples in other states. They were given aid just the 
same, and as an Order we certainly have cause to feel 
proud of being able to give such tangible assistance and 
relief of our members who suffered from that horrible ca- 
lamity. 

In this connection I wish to speak of a Temple under 
Supreme Jurisdiction, located at Socorro, New Mexico. In 
July, this year, that place was visited by many and severe 
earthquake shocks. Not receiving the reports from the 
M. R. C. and Installing Officer, and reading in the daily 
papers of the earthquakes there and of how the citizens 
had fled from the town, I became very much alarmed for 
the safety of our members and wrote a letter of inquiry 
to the Installing Officer. On the 2 2nd of August received 
a reply which in part was as follows: 

"Dear Sister: The reason I haven't sent the report of 
installation is because we are having earthquakes, and we 
don't think it safe to go in our hall, as it is so high. Should 
we have an earthquake while in the hall we would get 
killed before we could get out. I will send the report as 
soon as it is safe to have a meeting. All are well, but 
scared to death. FLORA LEWIS, P. C." 

Now, my Sisters, you who have nothing of this kind to 




MRS. LILLIE SAMUELS, 



Past Supreme Representative. 
Oakland, California. 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 153 

contend with, and your lives are spent in pleasant homes, 
with only an occasional electric storm, tornado or cyclone 
to fear, and from which you can easily find safe shelter, 
just thank your lucky stars that your lines* are cast in 
such agreeable places and do not forget to send loving 
thoughts of sympathy and cheer to those less fortunate. 

Faithfully, 
LYDIA A. MONROE, S. C. 



Report of Lillie Samuels, Chairman of Relief Committee 
Pythian Sisters. 

Oakland, California, January 1, 1908. 
Mr. C. F. S. Neal, Chicago, 111. 

Dear Sir and Brother: I must apologize for my seeming 
negligence in not complying with your request to furnish 
you with the information desired in reference to the Pythian 
Sisters' relief work. I did not realize that you wished it 
immediately, otherwise I would have got to work sooner. 
Upon the receipt of your letter I sent my books immediate- 
ly to have the list of contributors copied, which you know 
takes some time. Up to the present date about thirty-five 
hundred dollars ($3,500) has been expended for the relief 
of about ninety families. They were provided with cloth- 
ing, furniture, money and all the, necessaries. Am receiv- 
ing requests for assistance almost daily, and am glad to 
say that I have still some money on hand to grant the 
same. Our needy ones can receive help when necessary. 
Every dollar of our fund was received from members of 
the Pythian Sisters, and in many instances I gave relief to 
the female relatives of the Knights of Pythias, such ladies 
not belonging to our Order. At the time of trial we did 
not discriminate; when the ladies came to our headquar- 
ters we did all in our power to alleviate their suffering as 
quickly as possible. 

As per itemized list of contributors, total amount, $4,- 
47.4.31, shows that our Order responded generously to the 



154 REPORT BY TREASURER 

call for assistance as sent out from the office of our Su- 
preme Chief, Lydia A. Monroe. 

Thanking you again and again for your kkidness to our 
Order in wishing to give it prominence in the great work 
performed in behalf of our Sisters, I remain, 
Yours sincerely, 

LILLY SAMUELS. 



Report of Chairman of Relief Committee for California. 

Oakland, California, October 4, 1906. 
To the Supreme Chief, Officers and Members of Supreme 
Temple, Rathbone Sisters. 

Dear Sisters: On the morning of the eighteenth day of 
April, 1906, that terrible disaster, the earthquake and fire, 
occurred in San Francisco and laid a vast portion of the 
beautiful and fair city in ruins, and thereby rendered 
thousands and thousands of people homeless. Almost be- 
fore the earth had ceased its quakes and quiverings, and 
hours before the members of our beloved Order (who were 
rendered homeless and helpless) even realized the enormity 
of their misfortune and the seriousness of their condition, 
word was sent to the Supreme Chief acquainting her with 
the terrible news. That she immediately, took steps to al- 
leviate the condition of the sufferers is evidenced by her 
prompt action to secure relief from the Rathbone Sisters 
all over the United States, by issuing the following heart- 
stirring and earnest appeal to them for assistance. 
THE APPEAL. 

It was expected that the appeal would touch the hearts 
of the members, arouse their interest in the welfare of 
their suffering Brothers and Sisters and inspire them to 
render all possible aid within their power. The prompt 
response far exceeded our expectations and so many home- 
less and helpless ones received comfort and consolation in 
the hour of need, that a blessing will surely rest upon the 
heads of the generous contributors. 

An appeal was also issued by Grand Chief Clara E. Mar- 
tin, of California, on the 4th day of May, and it also 



CALIFORNIA PYTHIAN RELIEF FUND. 155- 

brought assistance in the way of generous sums of money 
and clothing and sympathizing letters, which is a manifes- 
tation that the members of our Order believe in and exem- 
plify its beautiful teachings whenever necessary. When 
the Supreme Chief appointed me Chairman of the Relief 
Committee and custodian of the funds, I was fully alive 
to the responsibilities of my position and proud of the 
confidence reposed in me. With an earnest desire to be 
of service, and with all my energies bent in that directon, 
my entire time until the first day of October has been given 
cheerfully to the performance of my duty. 

RECEIPTS. 
California, from 45 Temples and individual mem- 
bers $ 590.05 

Ohio, from 98 Temples and individual members. . 545.00 

Illinois, from Temples through G. M. R. C... 374.81 

Iowa, from 5 6 Temples and individual members. . 344.95 

Indiana, from Temples through G. M. R. C 338.75 

Washington, from 16 Temples, $190.50; Grand 

Temple, $100 290.50 

Nevada, from 10 Temples 173.95 

Massachusetts, from 28 Temples and individual 

members 150.40 

Colorado, from 21 Temples 134.00 

Texas, from 17 Temples and individual members 129.00 
Connecticut, from 11 Temples and individual 

members 124.30 

Oregon, from 17 Temples 116.75 

British Columbia, from 5 Temples 97.25 

Minnesota, from 12 Temples 79.00 

Florida, from 7 Temples 75.00 

Michigan, from 12 Temples 52.50 

Missouri, from 9 Temples 52.30 

Montana, from 5 Temples 50.75 

Kansas, from 11 Temples 50.00 

Pennsylvania, from 9 Temples 50.00 

Kentucky, from 5 Temples 45.00 

New York, from 7 Temples and individual mem- 
bers 41.00 

Idaho, from 5 Temples 40.00 

New Hampshire, from 7 Temples 37.00 



156 REPORT BY. TREASURER 

Maryland, from 6 Temples 35.00 

Maine, from 5 Temples 30.00 

West Virginia, from 6 Temples 30.00 

North Dakota, from 3 Temples 25.00 

Vermont, from 5 Temples 23.00 

Oklahoma and Indian Territory, from 4 Temples 22.00 

Arizona, from 3 Temples 20.00 

South Dakota, from 3 Temples 20.00 

Nebraska, from 2 Temples 15.00 

New Mexico, from 2 Temples 15.00 

Utah, from 2 Temples 15.00 

Alabama, from 1 Temple 12.00 

Wyoming, from 2 Temples 11.00 

Arkansas, from 1 Temple and one member 10.00 

Louisiana, from 2 Temples 10.00 

Rhode Island, from 1 Temple 10.00 

Wisconsin, from 2 Temples 10.00 

Tennessee, from 2 Temples 9.65 

District of Columbia, 1 Temple 5.00 

Manitoba, from 1 Temple 5.00 

Hawaii, from 1 Temple 5.00 



$4,314.86 
Other sources 95.95 

Total : $4,410.81 

In addition, 3 2 boxes of clothing were received. 

Grand Chief Sister Martin left her home in the city of 
Stockton and spent her time almost continually until the 
15th of June in San Francisco locating the missing Sisters 
and visiting and cheering the homeless ones by her loving 
presence and thereby lightening their burdens. She ex- 
erted herself to the utmost to assist the unfortunate mem- 
bers in every way. 

Headquarters for distribution of supplies was maintained 
at the residence of D, D. G. C, Nannie Bush, 617 Fell 
street, San Francisco. She was always ready and willing 
to make proper distribution of articles left in her care and 
gave her time cheerfully and without expectation of re- 
ward. 

Too much cannot be said in praise of the Executive Com- 



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-mittee appointed by Theresa L. Mann, Chairman of the 
Local Relief Committee. The following Sisters, Louise 
Holmes, Cora Langridge, Annie Ellison, Ellen Covey, Mary 
Fleming, Clara Naegle, all were zealous and earnest iii 
their endeavor to render assistance. 

I have written nearly seven hundred letters since the 
18th of April. Many letters were written in acknowledge- 
ment of contributions, others in accompanying donations, 
others to inquire as to the whereabouts of missing mem- 
bers, and also many personal letters to cheer the downcast 
ones. 

The sum of $2,415.44 has been expended and we have 
now $2,039.79 in the bank for future use should the Sis- 
ters need further assistance. A detailed statement of dis- 
bursements is attached hereto. 

The three Temples located in Oakland have not as yet 
contributed any money to the relief fund. They suffered 
greatly also from the disaster as all the halls were more 
or less demolished and unsafe to hold meetings in. The 
Temples were unable to meet regularly and lost many op- 
portunities to receive new members and increase their fi- 
nances and were almost at a standstill. Now as normal con- 
ditions are restored, and if the necessity arises for more 
assistance, the Oakland Temples will be ready with their 
mite. 

Seventy-six families were supplied by our committee 
with money, clothing, furniture and the necessaries of life 
and all owing to the generosity of the members of the Or- 
der of Rathbone Sisters who provided the money to aid the 
stricken ones, and now there is peace and contentment 
among our unfortunate Sisters in San Francisco and the 
future looks a little brighter than a few months ago. Da- 
tailed list of supplies furnished members is attached hereto. 

While my report shows a total of $4,410.81 as having 
been received, my bank deposits show a total of $4,455.2H. 
It is impossible for me to ascertain at this time whether 
or not any Temple contribution has been inadvertently 
omitted, or whether some of my own private funds have 
become mixed with the amount received, but I will take 
the bank deposits as the basis of the money contributed 
until otherwise advised. 

I do not wish to close without making acknowledgement 



158 REPORT BY TREASURER 

of the many courtesies and acts of kindness shown me by 
my committee, but without invidious comparison, I am com- 
pelled to single out Theresa L. Mann, P. C. of Loyal Tem- 
ple, as the recipient of my warmest appreciation. She was 
chairman of our local relief committee and served me at 
all times at a moment's notice, with unselfish devotion. 
I attribute in no small degree a great deal of the success 
of our relief work to her assistance. 

In conclusion I will say that as we now consider all the 
good that has been done, the many hearts and homes 
brightened by the kindly acts of our Sisterhood for the 
betterment of the condition of our unfortunate Sisters who 
suffered from the calamity, that no one of us is useless in 
this world, who lightens the burden of it to some one else. 
May the dear Lord implant anew in the hearts of our mem- 
bers the desire to 

Do noble things; not dream them all day long, 
And so make life and death and that vast forever 
One glad, sweet song. 

Ypurs in P. L. E. and P., 

LILLY SAMUELS. 



SUMMARY. 

Accounted for by Treasurer Neal $ 85,050.15 

Accounted for by California G. L. Officers. ... 21,509.35 

Accounted for by Pythian Sisters 4,410.81 



Total ..$110,970.31 



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